Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008
(16) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece
 
Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Volos
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005)
Career Winnings: US$202,200.00
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$342,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 30 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 18 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 17 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 19 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/10/2008 Pool D Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:57
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Efthalia KoutroumanidouTotal331820.4850402
 1331820.4850402
 20000000
 30000000
Maria TsiartsianiTotal15840.2678229
 115840.2678229
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/12/2008 Pool D Judith Augoustides / Vitalila Nel, South Africa (21) Won 21-12, 21-8 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Efthalia KoutroumanidouTotal231510.6091410
 1231510.6091410
 20000000
Maria TsiartsianiTotal131020.6158120
 1131020.6158120
 20000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Pool D Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (9) Lost 22-24, 12-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Efthalia KoutroumanidouTotal311070.0970211
 1311070.0970211
 20000000
Maria TsiartsianiTotal12820.5001108
 112820.5001108
 20000000
Fri, 8/15/2008 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (10) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 12-15 0:56
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Efthalia KoutroumanidouTotal371440.2700112
 1371440.2700112
 20000000
 30000000
Maria TsiartsianiTotal371980.2973215
 1371980.2973215
 20000000
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Efthalia Koutroumanidou12457140.34711135
Maria Tsiartsiani7745160.377206522
Total201102300.3582117827
Opponents21297440.25015311825
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Vasiliki Arvaniti - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 37th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Eydoxia Argiropoulou - 37th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Vasiliki Arvaniti - 17th
2012Olympic GamesLondon Did not play Vasiliki Arvaniti - 19th
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 30-67 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-5
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Tian/Wang 3 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-11, 21-14 0:41
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 24-22, 21-19 0:49
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Tian/Wang 1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-19, 21-19 0:40
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-12, 21-13 0:34
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 1-5
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-19, 21-17 0:43
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Xue/Zhang 3 By Forfeit  
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:39
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 22-20, 21-10 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-4
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:58
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-12
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-13 0:36
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-15 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-23, 21-14, 18-16 1:02
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-14, 21-17 0:44
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:36
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-14 0:39
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 22-20, 21-12 0:38
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-16, 10-21, 15-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-19, 21-18 0:43
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Pohl/Rau 19 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:57
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 24-22, 21-12 0:39
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:50
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 19-21, 20-18 1:03
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Hakedal/Torlen 22 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27 21-16, 21-19 0:46
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen 6 By Forfeit  
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-5
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Glesnes/Maaseide 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 17-21, 21-13, 27-25 1:08
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 0:55
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q1 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17, Q4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:51
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 Mouha/Van Breedam Q20 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-4
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 17 21-16, 21-19 0:42
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 17 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 21-18 0:35
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 27 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-4
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 17 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-16, 22-20 0:44
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-16 0:34
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-16, 26-24 0:44
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-5
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-15, 21-19 0:43
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:31
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 21-16 0:43
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 23-21, 21-18 0:40
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 Candelas/Garcia Q29 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-4
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-23, 15-13 0:58
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 18-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:54
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Augoustides/Nel 21 21-12, 21-8 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:34
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Martins/Santanna Q17 21-12, 21-10 0:30
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Martins/Santanna 26 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-4
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 22-20, 25-23 0:55
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-19 0:39
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28