European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 2 - 5, 2023
(15) 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: 13
Tournaments: 89
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jurmala 2020)
Career Winnings: US$88,070.92
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: 17
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Alanya 2017)
Career Winnings: US$192,807.81
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
CEV1000000100000 US$2,745.00
FIVB28210040727131 US$85,340.80
Overall29210040827131 US$88,085.80
Previous Vienna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2017 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
FIVB 2018 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Anniina Parkkinen - 17th
FIVB 2019 Riikka Lehtonen - 33rd Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd
2021 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Anniina Parkkinen - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton Q14 25 220 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 20, Q12 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad Q13 21 340 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/2/2023 Futures Helsinki 1 1 400 € 1,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 15, Q5 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia Q7 17 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 9 9 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 8 5 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q6 21 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 10 17 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/10-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 7 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 4 1 800 US$10,000.00
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
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2023 Pool B Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (18) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:44
Wed, 8/2/2023 Pool B Eva Freiberger / Katharina Holzer, Austria (31) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 8/3/2023 Winner 1 Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (16) Won 24-22, 21-15 0:44
Thu, 8/3/2023 Winner 2 Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (3) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 10-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
8/3/23CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15 21-12, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-3
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 # 6 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Kotnik/Lovsin 5 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
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 # 10 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-0
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Lucky Loser Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Gruszczynska/Ola 9 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Bianchin/Scampoli 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool C Hermannova/Stochlova 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-0
8/3/23CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15 Borger/Ittlinger 16 24-22, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-1
8/2/23CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Lippmann/Ludwig 18 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15 23-21, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria 16, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q6 38-36, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 3-0
7/20/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q14 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q19 21-15, 21-14 0:33
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q5 20-22, 21-10, 15-11 0:48
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q8 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q9 21-17, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Dunarova/Resova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Dunarova/Resova Q21 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Carro/Lobato, Spain 1-0
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Carro/Lobato 21, Q6 21-8, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 28 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
5/5/22FIVBDoha Challenge Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Piersma/van Driel Q15 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 31 Freiberger/Holzer, Austria 1-0
8/2/23CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 15 Freiberger/Holzer 31 21-16, 21-16 0:36