European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007
(16) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece
 
Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 176 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 218
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$656,451.48
Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 11
Career CEV Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$503,782.86
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2005
Awards
  • Best Setter 2008
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV1582111200000 US$190,551.47
FIVB49120599123512 US$466,350.00
Overall6494161011123512 US$656,901.47
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 1st Efi Sfyri - 9th
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 2nd Vasiliki Arvaniti - 2nd
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 10 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 7 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 18, Q1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 18 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 22 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 2 1st 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 5 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 2 7th 400 € 4,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (17) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:40
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 2 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 3 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Won 23-21, 21-9 0:38
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 4 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (4) Won 21-19, 21-6 0:33
Sat, 8/25/2007 Semi-Finals Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:41
Sat, 8/25/2007 Gold Medal Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (22) Won 21-15, 22-24, 15-12 0:59
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000020000 $24,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1611014250200 $214,950.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3001045753320 $226,900.00
Confederation Championship420000200000 $48,000.00
Total533205911123620 $514,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Vasiliki Arvaniti Vasso Karadassiou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games3000001200 $0.00
6000003200 $26,150.00 World Championships6000004100 $20,750.00
1000000000 $0.00 World Tour Finals          
7012018201490 $247,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26110176550 $129,475.00
970105272519120 $231,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open810115192119120 $205,355.00
4200020000 $4,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Challenger2011000000 $2,900.00
2000100100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
           Goodwill Games1000001000 $1,500.00
14210043400 $41,750.00 Confederation Championship10300043000 $46,600.00
1985407415342210 $551,837.50 Total1294326303627170 $406,580.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1311014222000 $166,500.00 432365.2 %
2005CEV321000000000 $39,200.00 14193.3 %
2006FIVB1200012420120 $96,850.00 332457.9 %
2006CEV521001100000 $37,250.00 18578.3 %
2007FIVB1200013150200 $101,400.00 352558.3 %
2007CEV220000000000 $31,050.00 110100.0 %
TotalFIVB3711039792320 $364,750.00 1117260.7 %
TotalCEV1062001100000 $107,500.00 43687.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Vasiliki Arvaniti  Vasso Karadassiou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           1998FIVB7000002221 $7,100.00
           1999FIVB7000002410 $10,500.00
           1999CEV4100021000 $1,250.00
           2000FIVB11000011450 $12,000.00
           2000FIVB C&S1010000000 $1,600.00
           2000CEV1000001000 $900.00
           2001FIVB11000016310 $25,750.00
           2001FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,300.00
1000000100 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
           2001CEV1100000000 $15,500.00
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB8001022300 $20,805.00
2000101000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
           2002CEV1000001000 $450.00
2001010000 $0.00 2002CEV Under Age          
11000023312 $23,750.00 2003FIVB11000041240 $27,500.00
2000001100 $1,500.00 2003CEV2000011000 $3,000.00
13000013540 $23,625.00 2004FIVB10000104320 $20,250.00
3100001010 $5,750.00 2004CEV3000021000 $4,125.00
13110164000 $83,250.00 2005FIVB13110164000 $83,250.00
3210000000 $19,600.00 2005CEV4210010000 $21,100.00
12000162120 $48,425.00 2006FIVB12000162120 $48,425.00
5210020000 $18,625.00 2006CEV5210020000 $18,625.00
12000145200 $50,700.00 2007FIVB12000145200 $50,700.00
2200000000 $15,525.00 2007CEV2200000000 $15,525.00
82831422201383 $290,750.00 TotalTotal1309424323424174 $389,655.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall42 71.2% 11 18.6% 6 10.2% 53-6 89.8% 9 52.9% 0 0.0% 8 47.1% 9-8 52.9% 42-8 84.0% 20-6 76.9% 00 62-14 81.6%
2006-200722 73.3% 5 16.7% 3 10.0% 27-3 90.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 2-2 50.0% 22-2 91.7% 7-3 70.0% 00 29-5 85.3%
Against the Field18 54.5% 9 27.3% 6 18.2% 27-6 81.8% 6 46.2% 0 0.0% 7 53.8% 6-7 46.2% 36-14 72.0% 30-12 71.4% 00 33-13 71.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000021003200000054
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00202490023132101115629
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000300052281404018561
Confederation Championship00000000102200020164
Total00202913008845550532162101
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 53-10 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-4
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 25-27, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Pohl/Rau 1 21-13, 21-18 0:38
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
6/18/06CEVRussian Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:35
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-14 0:44
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 13-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:17
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 6-1
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Kadijk/Mooren 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 12-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:45
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Kadijk/Mooren 3 18-21, 21-15, 19-17 1:02
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kadijk/Mooren 8 21-17, 21-16 0:35
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kadijk/Mooren 5 21-15, 12-21, 15-13 0:53
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Kadijk/Mooren 2 21-17, 21-14 0:38
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Kadijk/Mooren 2 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-0
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Claasen/Roder 4 21-19, 21-6 0:33
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-2
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-19, 23-21 0:40
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 23 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-19 0:45
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Moiseeva/Uryadova 28, Q11 21-17, 21-18 0:37
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:36
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 11 30-28, 21-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 12-0
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-13 0:41
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Hakedal/Torlen 8 23-21, 21-9 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 27 21-18, 25-23 0:45
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-17, 21-14 0:35
5/20/07CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-18, 20-22, 17-15 1:14
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-18, 20-22, 17-15 1:05
5/21/06CEVTurkish Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 11 26-24, 21-18 0:56
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 19 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:55
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 3 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 3 21-15, 21-13 0:41
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Hakedal/Torlen 2 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-17, 24-22 0:46
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Erni/Graessli 28, Q7 21-10, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 22-20, 21-13 0:40
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:40
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Mouha/Van Breedam Q17 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Jursone/Minusa 15 26-24, 21-9 0:40
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-2
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-15, 22-24, 15-12 0:59
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-19, 23-21 0:46
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-16 0:47
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 34 21-18, 21-12 0:39
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 22-20, 21-18 0:46
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-8, 21-16 0:37
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:50
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-17, 21-11 0:33