Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Hamburg
Saturday, August 30, 2025 Stadium Court 13:00
Match #34: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(9) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland
vs.
(11) Sandra Ittlinger/Anna-Lena Grune, Germany

Niina Ahtiainen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Imatra
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$106,768.50
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$200,440.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB44320142948442 US$143,181.80
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 25th
2019 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd
2024 Taru Lahti - 9th Niina Ahtiainen - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 6 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 19, Q3 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 7 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 21 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 21, Q9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 21, Q6 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 24, Q13 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 18 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 7 13th 400 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 2 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 3 7th 520 US$3,000.00
BPT Elite Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/28/2025 Pool D Mila Konink / Raisa Schoon, Netherlands (16, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Fri, 8/29/2025 Pool D Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (4) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Sat, 8/30/2025 Winner 2 Anna-Lena Grune / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (11)    


Sandra Ittlinger
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 24, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: München
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Xiamen 2024)
Career Winnings: US$154,938.70
Anna-Lena Grüne
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 30, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Giesen
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$29,294.12
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB600001020110 US$32,000.00
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Yanina Weiland - 41st Did not play
2019 Chantal Laboureur - 17th Did not play
2022 Isabel Schneider - 5th Did not play
2023 Karla Borger - 13th Did not play
2024 Did not play Chenoa Christ - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 12 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 4 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 12 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 1 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 18, Q2 19th 380 US$2,500.00
BPT Elite Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/28/2025 Pool B Wies Bekhuis / Emi van Driel, Netherlands (14) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:27
Fri, 8/29/2025 Pool B Thamela Coradelli / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 21-15, 9-15 0:45
Fri, 8/29/2025 Winner 1 Kylie Deberg / Xolani Hodel, United States (17, Q2) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 8/30/2025 Winner 2 Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (9)    

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
8/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Winner 2