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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maldives Challenge
October 13 - 16, 2022

(4) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland

Niina Ahtiainen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Imatra

Resides:

Prague

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$77,659.25

Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tampere

Resides:

Vantaa

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$171,331.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	27	2	1	0	0	4	0	7	2	7	1	2	1	US$85,340.80

Previous Sun Island Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	14, Q7	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	28	9	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	31	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	18, Q2	9	460	US$2,500.00

Maldives Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/14/2022	Pool D	Zana Muno / Julia Scoles, United States (21, Q9)	Won 19-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 10/14/2022	Pool D	Meimei Lin / Xinyi Xia, China (9, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:35
Sat, 10/15/2022	Winner 1	Deahna Kraft / Allie Wheeler, United States (23, Q18)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:37
Sat, 10/15/2022	Winner 2	Akiko Hasegawa / Yurika Sakaguchi, Japan (11, Q3)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
Sun, 10/16/2022	Semi-Finals	Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman, United States (7)	Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Sun, 10/16/2022	Gold Medal	Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (10)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 8-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-0
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	Ishii/Mizoe	Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 2 Laboureur/Schulz, Germany 1-0
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	28	Laboureur/Schulz	2	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Kraft/Stockman, United States 1-0
10/16/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Semi-Finals	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Kraft/Stockman	7	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 Lin/Xia, China 0-1
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool D	Lin/Xia	9, Q1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	21-19, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/16/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Gold Medal	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	10	21-16, 23-21	0:37
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	11, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 1-0
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q8	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q9	21-17, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Muno/Scoles, United States 1-0
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Muno/Scoles	21, Q9	19-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Kraft/Wheeler, United States 1-0
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Kraft/Wheeler	23, Q18	21-17, 21-12	0:37