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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Canada Open
August 24 - 28, 2005

(Q4) Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece

Thanassis Michalopoulos
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 29, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$26,572.50

Emmanouil Xenakis
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$23,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	8	6	US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$2,100.00
Overall	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6	8	6	US$40,250.00

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	31, Q27	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q14	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	27, Q9	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q20	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	32, Q22	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q21	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q18	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	29, Q7	25th	36	US$2,000.00

Canada Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/24/2005	Qualifier 2	Hannes Brinkborg / Mattias Magnusson, Sweden (30, Q13)	Lost 17-21, 22-24	0:45

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 2-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Berger/Doppler	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	17-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berger/Doppler	11	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-19, 21-16	0:24
Lead the series against # 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q6	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:48
Trail the series against # 25 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	28, Q3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	Amore/Fenili	Q19	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
8/24/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Magnusson	30, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q4	21-17, 24-22	0:45