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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008

(19) 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:

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$239,371.41

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:

Tournaments:

175

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$393,098.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	12	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1	0	0	0	US$43,270.68
FIVB	59	0	1	1	1	3	0	11	6	24	10	2	US$291,550.00
Overall	71	0	1	2	1	4	2	18	7	24	10	2	US$334,820.68

Previous Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	15, Q7	13th	180	€ 1,200.00
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2008	Winner 1	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (14)	Won 21-19, 21-10	0:43
Thu, 7/10/2008	Winner 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3)	Lost 15-21, 13-21	0:43
Thu, 7/10/2008	Contender 2	Martina Grossen / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (29)	Won 25-23, 21-15	0:39
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 3	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (11)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:34
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 4	Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (24)	Lost 22-20, 13-21, 19-21	1:04

Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 45-50 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	21-16, 21-16	0:40
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-19, 21-19	0:51
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-14, 19-21, 20-18	1:03
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22, Q2	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	1:00
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	24, Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-5
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	22-20, 21-19	0:43
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	21-16, 21-19	0:37
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	21-15, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	11	21-15, 15-21, 19-17	0:58
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-4
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-15, 21-13	0:43
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Hakedal/Torlen	22	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	27	21-16, 21-19	0:46
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	27, Q2	Hakedal/Torlen	6	By Forfeit
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	21	21-16, 21-19	0:40
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Hakedal/Torlen	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20, Q4	Mouha/Van Breedam	Q20	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 6-0
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	30	Pohl/Rau	19	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	0:57
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Pohl/Rau	9	21-17, 14-21, 20-18	1:00
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	9	21-19, 21-13	0:38
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Pohl/Rau	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	5	13-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-6
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15, Q7	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	1:05
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:48
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	21-15, 21-19	0:43
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:31
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	21-18, 21-17	0:42
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-16, 21-16	0:43
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22, Q3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	6	22-20, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-5
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	17-21, 21-13, 27-25	1:08
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 20-22, 15-9	0:55
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q1	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	Glesnes/Maaseide	10, Q5	21-14, 13-21, 15-9	0:47
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23, Q1	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	1:02
9/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17, Q4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	0:51
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:48
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	18	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Mooren	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	24	18-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:54
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	32-30, 21-16	1:07
Lead the series against # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-18, 23-21	0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-14, 21-12	0:34
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15, Q7	15-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:50
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	21-15, 21-14	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-5
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	22-20, 25-23	0:55
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Kuhn/Schwer	24	22-20, 21-12	0:41
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	17	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-15, 21-19	0:39
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Hajeckova/Novotna	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	21-15, 21-18	0:39
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	21	Hajeckova/Novotna	5	21-19, 21-15	0:34
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	11	Hajeckova/Novotna	6	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Prokopeva/Ukolova	14	21-19, 21-10	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	30	21-17, 21-16	0:34
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 35-33	0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22, Q2	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	Q31	11-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-2
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15, Q7	Baburina/Osheyko	Q2	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:03
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q20	21-19, 22-20	0:42
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:40
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	26-24, 21-17	0:53
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	21-18, 10-21, 15-10	0:46
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	21-11, 21-15	0:37
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-23, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14, Q13	Kolocova/Slukova	Q20	15-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	27, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	6	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:57
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Gschweidl/Hansel	42	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Gschweidl/Hansel	24	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
Series tied with # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 4	Van Iersel/Wesselink	24	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	20-22, 21-13, 21-19	1:04
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	Van Iersel/Wesselink	27, Q20	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-2
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Faure/Sarpaux	22	16-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:47
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Faure/Sarpaux	17	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	21-18, 21-18	0:45
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Faure/Sarpaux	24, Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-3
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	21-16, 21-12	0:37
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	11	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	12-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:54
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	15, Q1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	18	21-19, 21-19	0:40
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Claasen/Roder	14	21-19, 21-9	0:45
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	Claasen/Roder	25, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15, Q7	Renkema/Wiltens	Q10	21-7, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	Grossen/Kayser	29	25-23, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Martins/Santanna	22, Q3	21-18, 21-17	0:34
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	24, Q1	Martins/Santanna	Q17	21-12, 21-10	0:30
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23, Q1	Martins/Santanna	26	21-16, 21-15	0:43