Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
September 17 - 21, 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: 79
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$109,018.50
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: 111
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$202,690.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB44320152948442 US$147,681.80
Previous Joao Pessoa Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 9 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 6 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 19, Q3 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 7 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 21 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
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
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 13-27 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-1
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool G Alvarez/Moreno 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 21-15 0:34
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Alvarez/Moreno 4 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against Brasher/Nuss, United States 0-2
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Brasher/Nuss 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-14, 21-17 0:35
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Brasher/Nuss 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-1
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 Cavalcanti/Silva 16 21-19, 21-19 0:39
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Cavalcanti/Silva 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-9, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
8/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Cavalcanti/Salgado 4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-2
6/1/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q10 21-14, 21-15 0:37
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 Chamereau/Vieira Q10 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
3/30/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-16, 21-12 0:36
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Chamereau/Vieira 12, Q2 21-14, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
Series tied with Clancy/Milutinovic, Australia 1-1
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Clancy/Milutinovic 16 21-10, 21-16 0:32
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
Series tied with Denaburg/Donlin, United States 1-1
7/4/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool F Denaburg/Donlin 18, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 35-33, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 Denaburg/Donlin Q4 14-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against Feitosa/Simonetti, Brazil 1-0
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 Feitosa/Simonetti Q8 23-21, 23-21 0:45
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
Trail the series against Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
8/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Winner 2 Grune/Ittlinger 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
6/30/23FIVBFutures Helsinki Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 1 Hollas/Remmelg 9 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against Horta/Maia, Brazil 1-0
4/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 Horta/Maia Q11 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-3
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-14, 21-14 0:30
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 21-13, 21-13 0:30
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Lisboa/Silva 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-6
8/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Winner 3 Muller/Tillmann 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 By Forfeit  
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
Series tied with Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-1
8/6/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 6 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 27, Q6 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
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 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Placette/Richard 24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Stochlova/Svozilova 6 21-23, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
7/3/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool F Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 23-25, 21-14, 15-7 0:51
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-11, 21-17 0:34