CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 8,500 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite
August 20 - 23, 2015
(2) Georgios Kotsilianos/Nikos Zoupani, Greece
 
Georgios Kotsilianos
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Patpa
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Geroskipou 2010)
Career Winnings: US$38,950.07
Nikos Zoupani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 18, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Noksantets
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 77
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$35,632.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172529334157Money
CEV1500001221711000 US$12,220.00
CEV C&S1002102040010000 US$8,067.71
FIVB41000130204409153 US$45,900.00
Overall660211628111619153 US$66,187.71
Previous Skopje Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/29-8/2/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 27 17th 180 € 1,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2015 1st European Games 14 17th 128 € 0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series Q12 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series Q12 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33rd 80 US$0.00
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 7 9th 80 € 625.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 7 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 7 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 4 5th 300 US$3,375.00
CEV 9/11-14/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 6 5th 192 € 1,250.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q3 33rd 80 US$0.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 1 Dimitrios Niopas / Thodoris Papadimitriou, Greece (15, Q9) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 2 Stefan Basta / Lazar Kolaric, Serbia (10, Q2) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Sat, 8/22/2015 Winner 3 Daniel Bergerud / Svein Solhaug, Norway (11, Q3) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:31
Sun, 8/23/2015 Semi-Finals Kristoffer Abell / Peter Kildegaard, Denmark (9, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Sun, 8/23/2015 Gold Medal Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (1) Lost 21-18, 23-25, 13-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Kotsilianos/Zoupani lead the series against the field 9-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 2-2
8/23/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Gold Medal Kosiak/Rudol 1 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 2 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:55
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool C Kotsilianos/Zoupani 14 Kosiak/Rudol 19, Q1 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Kosiak/Rudol 21 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
8/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Contender 4 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 3 Kosiak/Rudol 4 21-14, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 2-1
5/22/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Pool G Kotsilianos/Zoupani 7 Poniewaz/Poniewaz 10 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
4/22/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Kotsilianos/Zoupani 14 Poniewaz/Poniewaz 19 21-17, 21-17 0:39
8/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Poniewaz/Poniewaz 10, Q8 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 3 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 0-1
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bryl/Kujawiak 31, Q19 Kotsilianos/Zoupani Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Abell/Kildegaard, Denmark 1-0
8/23/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Semi-Finals Kotsilianos/Zoupani 2 Abell/Kildegaard 9, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 10, Q2 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
8/21/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 2 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 2 Basta/Kolaric 10, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
8/22/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 3 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 2 Bergerud/Solhaug 11, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 15, Q9 Niopas/Papadimitriou, Greece 1-0
8/21/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 1 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 2 Niopas/Papadimitriou 15, Q9 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 16, Q12 Kufa/Lenc, Czech Republic 1-0
5/29/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Qualifier 2 Kotsilianos/Zoupani Q2 Kufa/Lenc Q18 21-14, 17-21, 15-7 0:50