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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024

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

Previous Recife Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	7	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	9	5	600	US$3,750.00
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 Recife Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool D	Jagoda Gruszczynska / Aleksandra Ola, Poland (21, Q11)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:38
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool D	Barbora Hermannova / Marie-Sara Stochlova, Czech Republic (9)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 1	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (10)	Lost 15-21, 20-22	0:39

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 14-17

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-2
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Lopes/Silva	8	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	21-17, 22-20	0:40
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 2	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:35
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	Lopes/Silva	Q10	21-17, 21-14	0:35
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Ahtiainen/Lahti	18, Q2	Lopes/Silva	7	21-18, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-2
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	16, Q12	Graudina/Samoilova	Q5	23-21, 23-25, 15-11	0:57
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	21-18, 22-20	0:39
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Ahtiainen/Lahti	28	22-20, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-2
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Gold Medal	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	21-17, 21-16	0:41
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-1
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool B	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 1-1
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Hermannova/Stochlova	9	By Forfeit
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 # 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	10	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	21-15, 22-20	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	Chamereau/Vieira	12, Q2	21-14, 17-21, 15-5	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	Klinger/Klinger	10	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 0-1
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 2	Bansley/Bukovec	24, Q30	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q14	21-15, 15-21, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 21, Q11 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 2-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Gruszczynska/Ola	21, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:38
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Lucky Loser	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	Gruszczynska/Ola	9	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 22, Q12 Hasegawa/Ishii, Japan 0-1
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Hasegawa/Ishii	18	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	25-23, 15-21, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q3 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 0-1
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Hildreth/Van Gunst	19, Q7	Ahtiainen/Lahti	2	28-30, 21-18, 15-11	1:07
Lead the series against # Q6 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
10/10/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Lucky Loser	Ahtiainen/Lahti	25	Bobadilla/Valiente	28	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q17 Maruyama/Shiba, Japan 2-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool B	Ahtiainen/Lahti	2	Maruyama/Shiba	23, Q13	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	Maruyama/Shiba	19, Q4	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:45
Lead the series against # Q23 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
6/30/23	FIVB	Futures Helsinki	Pool A	Ahtiainen/Lahti	1	Hollas/Remmelg	9	21-19, 21-17	0:38