Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 2 - 6, 2025
Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland
 
Niina Ahtiainen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Imatra
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$91,643.50
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$185,315.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB39310042848342 US$112,931.80
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 17th
2016 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2017 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 17th
2018 Riikka Lehtonen - 25th Did not play
2019 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 25th
2021 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Did not play
2022 Taru Lahti - 9th Niina Ahtiainen - 9th
2023 Taru Lahti - 21st Niina Ahtiainen - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 21, Q9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 21, Q6 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 24, Q13 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 18 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 7 13th 400 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 2 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 3 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2024 Elite16 Hamburg 16, Q10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2024 Futures Brussels 3 1st 400 € 1,000.00
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 4-15 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Ciezkowska/Lunio, Poland 0-1
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Ciezkowska/Lunio 21, Q13 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against Clancy/Milutinovic, Australia 0-1
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool B Clancy/Milutinovic 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18 27-25, 13-21, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against Coradelli/Lopes, Brazil 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Coradelli/Lopes 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-3
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Graudina/Samoilova 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:43
9/27/23FIVBElite16 Paris Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 Graudina/Samoilova Q5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 0:57
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 Klinger/Klinger 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Klinger/Klinger 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-2
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool A Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 13 21-19, 21-17 0:41
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool B Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-5
4/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Muller/Tillmann 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:31
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Muller/Tillmann 14, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q13 21-18, 21-10 0:34
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Muller/Tillmann 16 Ahtiainen/Lahti 31 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:01
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Muller/Tillmann 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against Murakami/Shiba, Japan 1-0
11/15/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 3 Murakami/Shiba 10 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Lucky Loser Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-10, 12-21, 15-11 0:39
Trail the series against Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-11, 21-17 0:34