European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 8 - 11, 2008
(15, Q7) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece
 
Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Volos
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$239,371.41
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 175
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$393,098.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1200101271000 US$43,270.68
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Overall7101214218724102 US$334,820.68
Previous St. Pölten Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Maria Tsiartsiani - 7th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 19 9th 240 US$5,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 14, Q13 9th 240 € 1,800.00
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
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 18 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 16 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 23 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 33 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 20 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 20, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 22, Q2 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 24, Q1 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 27, Q2 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 23, Q1 13th 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 8 7th 300 € 2,475.00
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/9/2008 Qualifier 1 Jill Jasbar / Cornelia Rimser, Austria (Q26) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Fri, 5/9/2008 Qualifier 2 Kim Renkema / Margo Wiltens, Netherlands (Q10) Won 21-7, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 5/9/2008 Qualifier 3 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (Q2) Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:03
Sat, 5/10/2008 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (2) Lost 21-15, 11-21, 9-15 0:50
Sat, 5/10/2008 Contender 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 13-15 1:05
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000010100 $20,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500000032450 $75,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open41011130641950 $195,350.00
Confederation Championship300000120000 $10,000.00
Total6201113113624100 $301,550.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Efthalia Koutroumanidou Maria Tsiartsiani
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000002000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
4000001200 $14,450.00 World Championships5000002200 $20,187.50
24000017580 $58,975.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam56010011514120 $137,100.00
68011151325140 $127,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open860112142424130 $184,262.50
2000011000 $1,200.00 Challenger2000001010 $500.00
2000100100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
8000014300 $9,125.00 Confederation Championship9010024100 $17,750.00
110011282836220 $211,325.00 Total1600312174742260 $359,800.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1501102032420 $113,950.00 343053.1 %
2005CEV300001110000 $8,950.00 7653.8 %
2006FIVB1300000021811 $49,300.00 152636.6 %
2006CEV400000040000 $8,850.00 5838.5 %
2007FIVB1700011013641 $77,400.00 343747.9 %
2007CEV100000100000 $2,475.00 2250.0 %
2008FIVB200000010100 $8,000.00 4450.0 %
2008CEV200000011000 $3,000.00 7463.6 %
TotalFIVB47011130761972 $248,650.00 879747.3 %
TotalCEV1000001261000 $23,275.00 212051.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Efthalia Koutroumanidou  Maria Tsiartsiani
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000002200 $750.00 1999CEV          
2100010000 $200.00 1999CEV Under Age          
2000000020 $1,500.00 2000FIVB          
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
1000001000 $900.00 2000CEV          
1000001000 $0.00 2000CEV Under Age1000001000 $0.00
4000000022 $2,000.00 2001FIVB          
1000010000 $750.00 2001FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
1000000100 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
8000000035 $2,650.00 2002FIVB3000000012 $825.00
1000100000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $225.00 2002CEV          
11000023312 $23,750.00 2003FIVB11000010037 $7,312.50
2000001100 $1,500.00 2003CEV2000000101 $500.00
13000013540 $23,625.00 2004FIVB9000003141 $14,625.00
3100001010 $5,750.00 2004CEV2000001100 $1,875.00
15011025420 $56,975.00 2005FIVB15011025420 $56,975.00
3000021000 $4,475.00 2005CEV3000021000 $4,475.00
13000003811 $24,650.00 2006FIVB13000003811 $24,650.00
4000004000 $4,425.00 2006CEV4000004000 $4,425.00
17000114641 $38,700.00 2007FIVB17000114641 $38,700.00
1000010000 $1,237.50 2007CEV1000010000 $1,237.50
2000001100 $4,000.00 2008FIVB2000001100 $4,000.00
2000002000 $1,500.00 2008CEV2000002000 $1,500.00
11321121133322011 $200,012.50 TotalTotal870111726221613 $161,600.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall18 66.7% 5 18.5% 4 14.8% 23-4 85.2% 5 20.8% 5 20.8% 14 58.3% 5-19 20.8% 18-14 56.3% 10-9 52.6% 00 28-23 54.9%
2007-200810 71.4% 2 14.3% 2 14.3% 12-2 85.7% 4 36.4% 1 9.1% 6 54.5% 4-7 36.4% 10-6 62.5% 6-3 66.7% 00 16-9 64.0%
Against the Field10 76.9% 2 15.4% 1 7.7% 12-1 92.3% 5 23.8% 4 19.0% 12 57.1% 5-16 23.8% 20-24 45.5% 14-10 58.3% 00 17-17 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000100000013
World Championships000012002200000055
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam005181900790000002334
Challenge/Four Star/Open0061210033401211017482
Confederation Championship000000005300000086
Total001121224004755121101111130
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 35-33 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 21-16, 21-16 0:40
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 # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15, Q7 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:50
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-0
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
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Pohl/Rau 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
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 # 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 32-30, 21-16 1:07
Series tied with # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-2
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen 6 By Forfeit  
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 21 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 22-20, 21-19 0:43
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-16, 21-19 0:37
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 21-15, 15-21, 19-17 0:58
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 Glesnes/Maaseide 10, Q5 21-14, 13-21, 15-9 0:47
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 # 8 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Hajeckova/Novotna 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-15, 21-18 0:39
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 21 Hajeckova/Novotna 5 21-19, 21-15 0:34
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-5
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15, Q7 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:05
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
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-18, 21-17 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 11, Q11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 12, Q3 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Gemise Fareau/Giordano Q31 11-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
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
Series tied with # 16 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 26-24, 21-17 0:53
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-18, 10-21, 15-10 0:46
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
Series tied with Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-2
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 12-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-19 0:40
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 Kolocova/Slukova Q20 15-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # Q2 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-2
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15, Q7 Baburina/Osheyko Q2 19-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:03
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 21-19, 22-20 0:42
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 4 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # Q9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Faure/Sarpaux 22 16-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-18 0:45
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15, Q7 Renkema/Wiltens Q10 21-7, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q26 Jasbar/Rimser, Austria 1-0
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15, Q7 Jasbar/Rimser Q26 21-19, 21-13 0:36