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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Goa
October 19 - 22, 2023

(9) 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	28	2	1	0	0	4	0	7	2	7	1	3	1	US$85,340.80

Previous Goa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	25	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	16, Q12	13	460	US$5,000.00
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

Challenge Goa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool D	Leonie Kortzinger / Lea Kunst, Germany (16)	Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-9	1:03
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool D	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (4)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:44
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 1	Meimei Lin / Jinjin Zeng, China (13)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:55
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (12)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 13-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	3	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	25	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-0
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Lucky Loser	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	Gruszczynska/Ola	9	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Alvarez/Moreno	4	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool C	Hermannova/Stochlova	15	Ahtiainen/Lahti	10	21-16, 19-21, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # 8 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Lucky Loser	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	10	21-10, 12-21, 15-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q6	38-36, 21-14	0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 2	Borger/Ittlinger	12	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Lin/Zeng, China 3-0
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Lin/Zeng	13	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:55
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	Lin/Zeng	Q21	18-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:48
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Lin/Zeng	16	24-22, 21-11	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	16, Q12	Baieva/Davidova	Q13	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 15 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Kortzinger/Kunst, Germany 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Kortzinger/Kunst	16	22-24, 21-16, 15-9	1:03
Trail the series against # 17 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool C	Bianchin/Scampoli	10	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	21-17, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Dunarova/Resova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Dunarova/Resova	Q21	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 21, Q7 Carro/Lobato, Spain 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Carro/Lobato	21, Q6	21-8, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 3-0
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q14	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q19	21-15, 21-14	0:33
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q5	20-22, 21-10, 15-11	0:48
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q8	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q9	21-17, 21-10	0:33