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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(6) 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 Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	22	25th	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	14	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	19	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	19	25th	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	21	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	22	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	9	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	11	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	9	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	17	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	10	25th	30	US$2,000.00

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/14/2004

Pool F

Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (19)

Won 21-17, 21-13

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Vasso Karadassiou	Total	22	15	0	0.682	0	16	0	1
	1	22	15	0	0.682	0	16	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Efi Sfyri	Total	28	16	0	0.571	2	6	0	1
	1	28	16	0	0.571	2	6	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/16/2004

Pool F

Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (18)

Lost 15-21, 21-15, 14-16

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Vasso Karadassiou	Total	27	12	0	0.444	1	12	1	3
	1	27	12	0	0.444	1	12	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Efi Sfyri	Total	33	17	0	0.515	2	4	2	3
	1	33	17	0	0.515	2	4	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/18/2004

Pool F

Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (7)

Won 21-14, 21-17

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Vasso Karadassiou	Total	19	10	0	0.526	0	11	1	2
	1	19	10	0	0.526	0	11	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Efi Sfyri	Total	27	15	0	0.556	1	10	0	0
	1	27	15	0	0.556	1	10	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/20/2004

Winner 1

Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3)

Lost 16-21, 19-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Vasso Karadassiou	Total	27	15	0	0.556	0	10	2	2
	1	27	15	0	0.556	0	10	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Efi Sfyri	Total	18	5	0	0.278	0	3	2	2
	1	18	5	0	0.278	0	3	2	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Vasso Karadassiou	95	52	0	0.547	1	49	4	8
Efi Sfyri	106	53	0	0.500	5	23	4	6
Total	201	105	0	0.522	6	72	8	14
Opponents	202	104	0	0.515	9	57	10	29

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Efi Sfyri - 33rd	Vasso Karadassiou - 33rd
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Efi Sfyri - 13th	Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Efi Sfyri - 17th	Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Efi Sfyri - 9th	Vasso Karadassiou - 9th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Efi Sfyri - 17th	Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th	Did not play
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th	Did not play
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 39-42 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	17	By Forfeit
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	21-17, 21-23, 15-9	0:51
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	21-8, 21-19	0:29
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-10, 18-21, 15-9	0:46
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-11, 21-13	0:29
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	18-21, 21-12, 19-17	0:48
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-5
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bede/Behar	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
11/2/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-8, 21-9	0:24
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-16, 21-14	0:42
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-14, 21-13	0:35
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	15-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/20/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	21-16, 21-19	0:40
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	17	21-16, 21-9	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	McPeak/Youngs	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	21-17, 21-18	0:40
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Semi-Finals	McPeak/Youngs	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	18-21, 21-10, 16-14	1:08
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Cook/Sanderson	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	14-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 4-2
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Tian/Wang	7	21-14, 21-17	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Tian/Wang	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
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 # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Pohl/Rau	8	23-21, 21-12	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-6
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	28-26, 22-24, 17-15	1:12
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	21-13, 21-14	0:36
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 4-3
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Lahme/Musch	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	6	22-20, 21-17	0:40
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	7	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-15, 21-15	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-12, 21-18	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	21-14, 21-16	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-0
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q3	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-13, 21-15	0:36
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:48
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	21, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dumont/Martin	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Wang/You, China 3-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	Wang/You	13	23-25, 21-15, 15-11	0:57
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	Wang/You	14	21-19, 21-15	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	17	Wang/You	16	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Lochowicz/Pottharst	18	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	21-15, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 6-1
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-17, 21-13	0:41
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Garcia/Gaxiola	28	21-14, 21-19	0:31
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
Trail the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-4
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q3	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:53
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-12, 21-19	0:30
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Hakedal/Torlen	20, Q1	21-14, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Naidoo/Willand	16	21-16, 26-24	0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-2
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	22	21-19, 21-11	0:38
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23, Q2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	24-22, 23-21	0:46
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