Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Myslowice Open
September 2 - 7, 2008
(22) 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 Myslowice Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 16 9th 0 US$0.00
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
Myslowice Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/4/2008 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (11) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:37
Thu, 9/4/2008 Contender 1 Romana Kayser / Simone Kuhn, Switzerland (27) Won 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:58
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (12) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 3 Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (30, Q15) Won 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:04
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 4 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (7) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 28-17 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 Antonelli/Leao Q33 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 4 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Salgado/Salgado 15 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-19, 11-21, 15-7 0:54
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 27-25, 23-21 0:54
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-13, 21-14 0:32
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-3
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-16, 21-18 0:37
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 # 12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Martins/Santanna 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
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
Series tied with # 13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 25-23, 21-17 0:44
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 18 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Series tied with # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 24-22, 15-21, 19-17 1:02
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 21-19, 22-20 0:42
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:45
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q17 21-17, 26-24 0:54
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 27 Kayser/Kuhn, Switzerland 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Kayser/Kuhn 27 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Lubetz/Sude 30, Q15 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:04
Lead the series against # Q7 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Gschweidl/Hansel 29 21-16, 21-16 0:41
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49