European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 9 - 13, 2011
(11) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, 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: 18
Tournaments: 218
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$656,451.48
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 175
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$393,098.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
CEV70200301010000 US$41,834.74
FIVB67010165157151763 US$346,025.00
Overall74030195167161763 US$387,859.74
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Did not play Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 19 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 18 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 12 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 15 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 10 13th 180 US$4,250.00
CEV 8/11-14/2010 European Championship Final 7 9th 320 € 2,500.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/9/2011 Pool F Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (6) Won By Forfeit  
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool F Merel Mooren / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (27) Lost 18-21, 25-23, 12-15 0:55
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool F Roos Van der Hoeven / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (22) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011 Winner 1 Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (16) Lost 20-22, 14-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 33-33 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-5
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-10, 17-21, 17-15 0:58
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Keizer/Van Iersel 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 22-20 0:41
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-12 0:32
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 15-21, 22-20, 19-17 1:11
Series tied with # 2 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 36-34, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-5
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 17 22-20, 21-17 0:39
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-16 0:35
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 20-22, 21-17, 17-15 0:52
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 12-21, 15-13 0:54
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-16, 21-18 0:36
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 21-14 0:40
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-10, 21-17 0:35
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 12 25-23, 16-21, 15-12 1:01
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 14, Q4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 24-22, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-3
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 18-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:03
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-19, 21-13 0:38
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-14 0:36
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 4 21-19, 21-19 0:43
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Series tied with # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
8/9/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez 6 By Forfeit  
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-13, 21-10 0:29
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 23 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 14 21-13, 19-21, 15-5 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-5
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 31 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-18, 21-14 0:36
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 18-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:57
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 21-14 0:38
5/10/09CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 8 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 21-17, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-4
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-17 0:37
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-12, 21-15 0:37
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 24-22, 21-18 0:52
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Kohler/Sude 20 21-18, 21-16 0:42
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kohler/Sude 30, Q21 15-21, 21-17, 28-26 1:06
Lead the series against # 16 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 4-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 22-20, 21-14 0:38
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-13, 21-12 0:34
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-16, 21-19 0:44
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Series tied with # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Gioria/Momoli 25, Q7 22-20, 21-14 0:39
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Martins/Santanna 12 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Martins/Santanna 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:56
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Martins/Santanna 22 21-13, 21-11 0:31
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Martins/Santanna 16 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Fabjan/Fabjan 31, Q12 21-16, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Van der Hoeven/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Van der Hoeven/Wesselink 22 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 8 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-15, 21-19 0:38
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 1:01
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 20-22, 21-14, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 27 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool F Mooren/van der Vlist 27 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 28 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-18, 21-18 0:43
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 3 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-12, 17-21, 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 29 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Forrer/Verge-Depre 31 21-17, 21-14 0:35