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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002

(Q19) Georgios Knapek/Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece

Georgios Knapek
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 25, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fydek-Mistek

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Catania 2002)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$1,765.00

Thanassis Michalopoulos
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 29, 1973 (52 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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Did not play	Manolis Roumeliotis - 41st
2001	Did not play	Manolis Roumeliotis - 49th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/24/2002	Qualifier 1	Javier Luna / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (Q46)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:36

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Georgios Knapek												Thanassis Michalopoulos
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,825.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	49	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	0	$17,510.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$765.00	Challenger	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	$3,300.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
15	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	0	$1,765.00	Total	67	0	0	0	0	4	3	6	8	0	$26,572.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Georgios Knapek													Thanassis Michalopoulos
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2000	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	$0.00
											2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
											2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$165.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,260.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	$165.00	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	20	$2,760.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2001-2002	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Knapek/Michalopoulos trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q46 Luna/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
7/24/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 1	Luna/Ruiz Nunez	Q46	Knapek/Michalopoulos	Q19	21-18, 21-16	0:36