FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Orco Challenger
May 25 - 28, 2006
(1) 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: 8
Tournaments: 67
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
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: 8
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career Winnings: US$23,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB26000000114686 US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S2000001010000 US$2,100.00
Overall28000001124686 US$40,250.00
Previous Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q8 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 9 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open Q4 33rd 20 US$0.00
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
Czech Republic Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 2 Pavel Karpukhin / Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia (17, Q8) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:41
Sat, 5/27/2006 Winner 3 Simon Dahl / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (24, Q32) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:47
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 3 Matthias Pompe / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (6) Won 27-25, 21-16 0:50
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 4 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (2) Lost 22-24, 21-16, 8-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 24-22, 16-21, 15-8 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q18 Galli/Raffaelli Q15 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Pompe/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 Pompe/Urbatzka 6 27-25, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson 30, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q4 21-17, 24-22 0:45
Lead the series against # 17, Q8 Karpukhin/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
5/26/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 Karpukhin/Tarakanov 17, Q8 21-14, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 24, Q32 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 3 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24, Q32 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 22-20, 21-15 0:47