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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(31) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Geroskipou 2010)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Baku 2014)

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Baku 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$35,632.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	US$12,220.00
CEV C&S	10	0	2	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$8,067.71
FIVB	41	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	4	4	0	9	15	3	US$45,900.00
Overall	66	0	2	1	1	6	2	8	1	11	6	1	9	15	3	US$66,187.71

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	29, Q12	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	25, Q7	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	18	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	Q3	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	20	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q13	41st	40	US$0.00
CEV C&S	8/20-23/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite	2	2nd	256	€ 1,280.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool B	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:34
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool B	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (15)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 4-15	0:45
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool B	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (18)	Won 16-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:51
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 1	Sebastian Fuchs / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (22)	Lost 23-25, 16-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Kotsilianos/Zoupani trail the series against the field 17-29 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
12/12/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	31	21-19, 21-14	0:34
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	21-12, 21-17	0:32
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q18	21-12, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
5/27/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Gold Medal	Doppler/Horst	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	21-14, 21-13	0:34
5/26/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	21-11, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	29, Q12	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:45
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	20	21-16, 21-14	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool G	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	Caminati/Rossi	26, Q6	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Kantor/Losiak	11	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	27	21-13, 21-19	0:36
9/13/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool C	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	6	Kantor/Losiak	3	7-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-3
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Krasilnikov/Semenov	12	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	27	23-21, 21-9	0:34
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool C	Krasilnikov/Semenov	3	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	14	21-11, 21-19	0:34
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	32, Q16	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 11 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	Bockermann/Fluggen	9	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-2
5/24/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	29, Q12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q5	21-18, 21-16	0:33
6/19/15	CEV	1st European Games	Pool C	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	3	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	14	21-15, 21-13	0:42
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	6	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-3
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	16, Q11	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	26	21-15, 21-13	0:31
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Krou/Rowlandson	15	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	31	21-18, 17-21, 15-4	0:45
Series tied with # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	Erdmann/Matysik	7	22-20, 24-22	0:42
1/7/11	CEV C&S	CEV Aalsmeer Satellite	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	8, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:42
Series tied with # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-2
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	Huber/Seidl	17	23-21, 27-25	0:48
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Huber/Seidl	25, Q8	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q25	26-24, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
7/7/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Winner 3	Huber/Seidl	4	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	5	21-19, 21-16	0:39
5/27/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Semi-Finals	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	Huber/Seidl	1	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	31	Plavins/Regza	18	16-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	8	21-13, 17-21, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
8/9/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Contender 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	Dressler/Kunert	8	21-18, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 22 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Fuchs/Windscheif	22	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	31	25-23, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 2-3
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Kosiak/Rudol	13	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	20	21-19, 22-20	0:42
8/23/15	CEV C&S	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite	Gold Medal	Kosiak/Rudol	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	2	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool C	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	14	Kosiak/Rudol	19, Q1	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:53
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Kosiak/Rudol	21	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	14	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
8/10/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Contender 4	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	Kosiak/Rudol	4	21-14, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 1-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool H	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	25, Q7	Kvamsdal/Sorum	24, Q5	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	27	Eithun/Horrem	22	25-23, 21-18	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Series tied with # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-1
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Barsuk/Liamin	20	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	4	22-20, 22-24, 18-16	0:58
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	4	Barsuk/Liamin	20	32-34, 21-18, 15-9	1:00