Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(13) Taru Lahti/Anniina Parkkinen, Finland
 
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 101
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$178,190.25
Anniina Parkkinen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 30, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Pieksamdki
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Corigliano Rossano 2023)
Career Winnings: US$54,360.43
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB2401102040844 US$87,469.80
FIVB Age Group WC100010000000 US$0.00
Overall2501112040844 US$87,469.80
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Riikka Lehtonen - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 17 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 12 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 19 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 12 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 24, Q2 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2018 Tokyo Three Star 6 2nd 540 US$8,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/28/2019 Pool L Natalia Pridalova / Andrea Strbova, Slovakia (36) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:34
Mon, 7/1/2019 Pool L Zaira Orellana / Martha Revuelta, Mexico (37) Won 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool L Fernanda Alves / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (12) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:36
Tue, 7/2/2019 Lucky Loser Ana Gallay / Fernanda Pereyra, Argentina (38) Lost 17-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:53
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Riikka Lehtonen - 9th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Niina Ahtiainen - 17th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Niina Ahtiainen - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 13 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Parkkinen trail the series against the field 10-24 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 13 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool H Lahti/Parkkinen 24, Q2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 8 21-18, 21-17 0:38
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 19 Lahti/Parkkinen 11 23-21, 11-21, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 5 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-1
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Bronze Medal Lahti/Parkkinen 12 Klineman/Ross 2 15-21, 21-13, 15-6 0:43
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 6 Lahti/Parkkinen 24, Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 7 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 1-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool H Artacho/Clancy 9 Lahti/Parkkinen 24, Q2 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:52
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool G Lahti/Parkkinen 23, Q2 Artacho/Clancy 7 21-14, 16-21, 15-10 0:43
Series tied with # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 1-1
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 17 28-26, 21-15 0:39
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 Keizer/Meppelink 1 22-20, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 Lahti/Parkkinen 18 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool L Alves/Seixas 12 Lahti/Parkkinen 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool A Alves/Seixas 16, Q2 Lahti/Parkkinen 17 21-11, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 2-1
1/3/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool E Lahti/Parkkinen 12 Kholomina/Makroguzova 5 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:45
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 Kholomina/Makroguzova 7 24-22, 24-22 0:41
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Kholomina/Makroguzova 8 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 21-17, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-2
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool C Kolinske/Stockman 14 Lahti/Parkkinen 19 18-21, 21-8, 15-9 0:43
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Kolinske/Stockman 5 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 21-13, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 16 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 0-1
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cheng/Sponcil 7 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Series tied with # 17 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-2
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool A Lahti/Parkkinen 17 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-14 0:34
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-18, 21-17 0:35
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Lahti/Parkkinen 23 21-14, 21-16 0:34
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Lahti/Parkkinen 11 19-21, 21-8, 15-11 0:44
Series tied with # 19 Wang/Xia, China 1-1
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Wang/Xia 8 Lahti/Parkkinen 19 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool A Lahti/Parkkinen 17 Wang/Xia 16 22-20, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool G Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 Lahti/Parkkinen 23 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Kociolek/Wojtasik 8 Lahti/Parkkinen 23, Q2 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 26 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool A Graudina/Samoilova 17 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:50
Trail the series against # 27 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Mader/Verge-Depre 11 Lahti/Parkkinen 22 21-18, 21-9 0:32
Trail the series against # 28 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-2
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Bieneck/Schneider 12 Lahti/Parkkinen 21 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Bieneck/Schneider 15 Lahti/Parkkinen 19 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 31 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool E Stubbe/Van Iersel 21 Lahti/Parkkinen 12 21-12, 21-17 0:29
Trail the series against # 36 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 0-1
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool L Pridalova/Strbova 36 Lahti/Parkkinen 13 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 37 Orellana/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool L Lahti/Parkkinen 13 Orellana/Revuelta 37 21-11, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 38 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 0-1
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Lucky Loser Gallay/Pereyra 38 Lahti/Parkkinen 13 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 0:53