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 (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
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (45 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2005
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$4,250.00
CEV 8/11-14/2010 European Championship Final 7 9th 320 € 2,500.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/9/2011 Pool F Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (6) Won By Forfeit  
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool F Merel Mooren / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (27) Lost 18-21, 25-23, 12-15 0:55
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool F Roos Van der Hoeven / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (22) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011 Winner 1 Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (16) Lost 20-22, 14-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000010100 $18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam34010010100940 $184,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3000015547530 $144,025.00
Confederation Championship401001010100 $22,500.00
Total710201751671770 $368,525.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Vasiliki Arvaniti Maria Tsiartsiani
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
6000003200 $26,150.00 World Championships5000002200 $20,187.50
1000000000 $0.00 World Tour Finals          
7012018201490 $247,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam56010011514120 $137,100.00
970105272519120 $231,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open860112142424130 $184,262.50
4200020000 $4,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Challenger2000001010 $500.00
2000100100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
14210043400 $41,750.00 Confederation Championship9010024100 $17,750.00
1985407415342210 $551,837.50 Total1600312174742260 $359,800.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009FIVB1401003322210 $117,800.00 363054.5 %
2009CEV301002000000 $10,300.00 10566.7 %
2010FIVB1400000164300 $81,300.00 313050.8 %
2010CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 2250.0 %
2011FIVB700001020310 $47,900.00 141646.7 %
2011CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB35010044106820 $247,000.00 817651.6 %
TotalCEV501002010100 $13,800.00 14960.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Vasiliki Arvaniti  Maria Tsiartsiani
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
           2000CEV Under Age1000001000 $0.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
1000000100 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB3000000012 $825.00
2000101000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
2001010000 $0.00 2002CEV Under Age          
11000023312 $23,750.00 2003FIVB11000010037 $7,312.50
2000001100 $1,500.00 2003CEV2000000101 $500.00
13000013540 $23,625.00 2004FIVB9000003141 $14,625.00
3100001010 $5,750.00 2004CEV2000001100 $1,875.00
13110164000 $83,250.00 2005FIVB15011025420 $56,975.00
3210000000 $19,600.00 2005CEV3000021000 $4,475.00
12000162120 $48,425.00 2006FIVB13000003811 $24,650.00
5210020000 $18,625.00 2006CEV4000004000 $4,425.00
13000245200 $56,700.00 2007FIVB17000114641 $38,700.00
2200000000 $15,525.00 2007CEV1000010000 $1,237.50
11010124300 $44,800.00 2008FIVB14000005630 $25,450.00
5201110000 $17,450.00 2008CEV4001003000 $5,850.00
14010064210 $58,900.00 2009FIVB14010064210 $58,900.00
3010020000 $5,150.00 2009CEV3010020000 $5,150.00
140000110300 $40,650.00 2010FIVB140000110300 $40,650.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2010CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
7000012310 $23,950.00 2011FIVB7000012310 $23,950.00
1000000100 $500.00 2011CEV1000000100 $500.00
13910627354125103 $489,400.00 TotalTotal14103211748362113 $317,800.00
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
Overall15 75.0% 3 15.0% 2 10.0% 18-2 90.0% 4 25.0% 1 6.3% 11 68.8% 4-12 25.0% 15-11 57.7% 7-3 70.0% 10 23-14 62.2%
2010-20113 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 3-3 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 10 4-4 50.0%
Against the Field6 66.7% 2 22.2% 1 11.1% 8-1 88.9% 2 18.2% 1 9.1% 8 72.7% 2-9 18.2% 12-14 46.2% 8-4 66.7% 10 11-9 55.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships000051001200000063
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0010932400014201000015770
Challenge/Four Star/Open000010100034270101007162
Confederation Championship0000750053100001139
Total001095558005452210102148146
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