Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 China Open
August 14 - 18, 2002
(16) Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece
 
Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)
Career Winnings: US$359,980.00
Efi Sfyri
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Piraeus
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Rhodes 2002)
Career Winnings: US$123,805.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457912131725333741Money
FIVB6400118011162111211 US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S201100000000000 US$5,800.00
Overall6601218011162111211 US$247,610.00
Previous Maoming Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Efi Sfyri - 5th Vasso Karadassiou - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 10 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 11 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 4 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 10/30-11/4/2001 Brazil Open 9 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 10 12th 0 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 8 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 12 5th 216 US$9,000.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool A Wen Feng Lu / Zhengqing Ren, China (32) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 8/16/2002 Pool A Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:40
Sat, 8/17/2002 Pool A Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (17) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:36
Sat, 8/17/2002 Winner 1 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 21-18, 12-21, 17-19 0:48
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 20-16 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A McPeak/Youngs 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 21-17, 21-18 0:40
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals McPeak/Youngs 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 18-21, 21-10, 16-14 1:08
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 18-21, 21-12, 19-17 0:48
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-4
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Bede/Behar 3 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:04
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 21-8, 21-9 0:24
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-16, 21-14 0:42
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 21-14, 21-13 0:35
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 15-10 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Barros/Pires 6 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-18 0:43
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Series tied with # 11 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 9 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 1:05
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 28 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-14, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
Series tied with # 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-13, 15-21, 22-20 0:57
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 29-27, 21-17 0:46
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson 22, Q8 21-14, 21-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-1
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 36 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 Arlaisuk/Pangka 21 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Gerlic/Lochowicz 37 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 23 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 Bragado-Corso/Wood 8, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Gougeon/Lessard 24 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 30 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Alcon/Pol 36 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q5 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Ikauniece/Minusa 37 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 32 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Lu/Ren 32 21-17, 21-16 0:41