Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023
(20, Q12) 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: 9
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 2
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: 15
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$171,331.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB27210040727121 US$85,340.80
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Anniina Parkkinen - 9th
2022 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Challenge Portugal Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 1 Miroslava Dunarova / Daniela Resova, Czech Republic (Q21) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 2 Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Emilie Olimstad, Norway (Q5) Won 20-22, 21-10, 15-11 0:48
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool E Tjasa Kotnik / Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia (5) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool E Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (8) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:40
Sat, 7/15/2023 Winner 1 Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 9-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 13-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Salgado/Seixas 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Kotnik/Lovsin 5 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-2
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Lopes/Silva 8 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 21-17, 22-20 0:40
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 2 Lopes/Silva 14, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:35
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Lopes/Silva Q10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Lopes/Silva 7 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 Cavalcanti/De Souza 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15, Q4 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria 16, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q6 38-36, 21-14 0:51
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-0
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Lucky Loser Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Gruszczynska/Ola 9 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 19, Q11 Kraft/Stockman, United States 2-0
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Kraft/Stockman 10 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Kraft/Stockman 7 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 21, Q16 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 0-1
11/12/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Winner 1 Almeida/Lima 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 2-0
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 # Q14 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi 11, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q19 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 Schneider/Sude 3 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # Q21 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