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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003

(13) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Rhodes 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$123,805.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	66	0	1	2	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$247,610.00

Previous Lianyungang Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	21	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	25	5th	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	23	25th	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	16	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	11	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	8	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	8	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	6	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	10	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	16	9th	120	US$3,900.00

Lianyungang Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool D	Sanne Keizer / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (29, Q19)	Won 21-9, 21-18	0:27
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool D	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4)	Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Sat, 8/16/2003	Pool D	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (20, Q1)	Won 21-14, 25-23	0:41
Sat, 8/16/2003	Winner 1	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (17)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:43
Sat, 8/16/2003	Winner 2	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (5)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 30-15 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	13-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Pohl/Rau	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 3-1
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Tian/Wang	4	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-18	0:43
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Tian/Wang	12	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-16	0:30
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	12	21-14, 21-17	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	16-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:51
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	23-21, 21-10	0:39
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-17, 25-23	0:57
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-3
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Trail the series against # 11 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-3
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-13	0:42
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-2
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Gerlic/Lochowicz	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-14, 21-19	0:43
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Gerlic/Lochowicz	24	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-16	0:46
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Gerlic/Lochowicz	37	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	24	21-13, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 4-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:43
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-12, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-12, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-13, 18-21, 16-14	0:53
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	27	21-14, 22-20	0:39
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Hakedal/Torlen	20, Q1	21-14, 25-23	0:41
Series tied with # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	23-21, 23-21	0:41
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 22 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Granstrom/Ljungquist	27, Q6	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Keizer/Mooren	29, Q19	21-9, 21-18	0:27
Lead the series against # 30 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Lu/Ren	32	21-17, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # Q7 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	21-13, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Alonso/Gomez, Spain 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Alonso/Gomez	32, Q37	21-14, 21-13	0:36