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European Championship Tour
€ 80,000 Masters Final
September 19 - 21, 2008

(2) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece

Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Height:

176 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

218

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$656,451.48

Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$503,782.86

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV	15	8	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$190,551.47
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00
Overall	64	9	4	1	6	10	11	12	3	5	1	2	US$656,901.47

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	2	1st	600	€ 11,000.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	11	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	7	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	17th	160	US$5,100.00
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	2	7th	400	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	12	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	4	7th	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	7	4th	420	US$10,500.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,000.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	10	9th	240	US$5,500.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	6	3rd	480	€ 5,700.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	9	7th	300	US$7,000.00

Russian Masters Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool B	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (7)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:34
Fri, 9/19/2008	Pool B	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (6)	Won 24-22, 23-25, 22-20	1:03
Sat, 9/20/2008	Pool B	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:39
Sat, 9/20/2008	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:40
Sat, 9/20/2008	Bronze Medal	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Lost 23-25, 19-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 23-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-4
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	21-14, 21-18	0:40
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:01
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	21-19, 23-21	0:46
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-3
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	21-14, 21-19	0:39
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool F	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	21-18, 21-18	0:44
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	13	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:01
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool J	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	34	21-18, 21-12	0:39
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	22-20, 21-18	0:46
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	21-8, 21-16	0:37
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 6-2
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Bronze Medal	Jursone/Minusa	4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	25-23, 21-19	0:45
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 3	Jursone/Minusa	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	24-22, 21-19	0:39
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	21-14, 27-25	0:39
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Jursone/Minusa	11, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:58
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:39
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-8, 21-17	0:35
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Jursone/Minusa	15	26-24, 21-9	0:40
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	6	24-22, 23-25, 22-20	1:03
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-1
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Baburina/Osheyko	7	21-15, 21-17	0:34
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baburina/Osheyko	27	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	14-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:57
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 4-2
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Moiseeva/Uryadova	9	22-20, 21-16	0:45
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	20	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	21-19, 23-21	0:40
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	23	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-19	0:45
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Moiseeva/Uryadova	28, Q11	21-17, 21-18	0:37
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Moiseeva/Uryadova	27, Q15	21-19, 21-11	0:36
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	11	30-28, 21-14	0:55