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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Ethel-Julie Arjona/Virginie Kadjo, France

Ethel-Julie Puig-Arjona
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Narbonne

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$75,240.34

Virginie Kadjo
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paris

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$79,801.56

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	31	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$7,513.30
FIVB	42	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	13	8	0	5	2	4	1	US$130,925.00
FIVB C&S	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,500.00
Overall	50	2	1	0	0	2	1	7	2	14	8	1	5	2	4	1	US$143,938.30

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	20, Q4	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	Q5	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	24, Q7	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	27	37th	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	26, Q5	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	26	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	21	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	20, Q5	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	10	9th	216	US$7,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		31st	6	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q24	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q26	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q25	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q20	41st	10	US$0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool A	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:34
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool A	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:37
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool A	Olena Lysenko / Natalia Shumeiko, Ukraine	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany	Lost 26-24, 19-21, 9-15	1:03

Head to Head Results
Arjona/Kadjo trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-4
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Ahmann/Vollmer	22, Q1	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:37
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	25, Q1	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	16-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:47
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	13	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:42
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	Arjona/Kadjo	12	21-10, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-2
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	Alcon/Pol	Q10	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Arjona/Kadjo	Q24	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Alcon/Pol	21	Arjona/Kadjo	12	17-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q4	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	13	21-18, 21-10	0:37
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Arjona/Kadjo		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-17, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Arjona/Kadjo		Baburina/Osheyko		21-15, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
3/10/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Arjona/Kadjo	25, Q5	Barrera/Jaouen	Q12	21-19, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q39	Arjona/Kadjo	Q26	21-16, 13-21, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	15-21, 22-20, 18-16	0:53
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q4	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	21-19, 21-23, 20-18	1:04
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta		Arjona/Kadjo		21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:59
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Series tied with Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q3	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q4	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q5	Hakedal/Torlen	23, Q3	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
Series tied with Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Arjona/Kadjo		Ikauniece/Minusa		17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:57
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q8	Arjona/Kadjo	Q25	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	23-21, 22-24, 15-11	1:08
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	22-20, 25-23	0:45
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	23-21, 23-21	0:41
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Arjona/Kadjo		Kilchenmann/Schwer		19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:59
7/9/03	CEV	Greek Open		Kilchenmann/Schwer		Arjona/Kadjo		21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-2
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Arjona/Kadjo		21-19, 21-17	0:37
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Arjona/Kadjo		21-19, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-3
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	8	Arjona/Kadjo	25, Q5	23-21, 25-23	0:47
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	7	Arjona/Kadjo	26	21-17, 21-18	0:39
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	5	Arjona/Kadjo	21	28-26, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against Lysenko/Shumeiko, Ukraine 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Arjona/Kadjo		Lysenko/Shumeiko		21-10, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Arjona/Kadjo		24-26, 21-19, 15-9	1:03
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	24	Arjona/Kadjo	10	21-13, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against Prygarnytska/Rayeva, Ukraine 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Arjona/Kadjo		Prygarnytska/Rayeva		21-7, 21-10	0:35
Series tied with Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	28-26, 17-21, 15-9	1:01