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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Friday, April 26, 2024 Court #3 14:30

Match #14: Pool A

(1) Louisa Lippmann/Laura Ludwig, Germany
vs.
(13) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland

Louisa Lippmann
Germany

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 23, 1994 (29 yrs old)

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Saquarema 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$36,250.00

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

181 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

173

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,032,737.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	5	0	3	2	2	1	US$72,500.00

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Did not play	Kira Walkenhorst - 3rd
2019	Did not play	Margareta Kozuch - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	11	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	3	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	12	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	7	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	19	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	13, Q1	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	15, Q6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	17, Q7	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	20	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	23, Q10	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q10	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	12	9	600	US$6,000.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool A	Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward, United States (24, Q14)	Lost 22-20, 18-21, 12-15	0:59
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool A	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (13)	Won 27-25, 21-19	0:45
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (5)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (9)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:59

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 Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Did not play	Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2016	Did not play	Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2018	Riikka Lehtonen - 17th	Anniina Parkkinen - 17th
2019	Riikka Lehtonen - 41st	Anniina Parkkinen - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	Q7	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	5	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	9	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
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 Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool A	Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee / Taravadee Naraphornrapat, Thailand (12)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:41
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool A	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (1)	Lost 25-27, 19-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Lippmann/Ludwig lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool A	Lippmann/Ludwig	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	13	27-25, 21-19	0:45

Overall Head to Head Results
Lippmann/Ludwig lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool A	Lippmann/Ludwig	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	13	27-25, 21-19	0:45
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Lippmann/Ludwig	18	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15	23-21, 21-15	0:44