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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(10) Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece

Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$359,980.00

Efi Sfyri
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Piraeus

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Rhodes 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$123,805.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	66	0	1	2	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$247,610.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Efi Sfyri - 13th	Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
1999	Efi Sfyri - 17th	Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2000	Slavroula Theodorou - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	11	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	4	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	10/30-11/4/2001	Brazil Open	9	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	10	12	0	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/22-26/2001	Hong Kong Open	8	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	12	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	22	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	21	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	22, Q1	17	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Spain Open	23	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2001	Greece Challenger	5	3	48	US$2,600.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	28	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	24	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2001	Macau Open	22	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	16	17	0	US$0.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool G	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (26, Q22)	Won 22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool G	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (7)	Won 21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Sat, 8/10/2002	Pool G	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (23)	Lost 21-13, 17-21, 11-15	0:53
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 1	Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (9)	Won 21-18, 23-25, 16-14	1:05
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 2	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 22-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-4
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bede/Behar	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
11/2/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-8, 21-9	0:24
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-16, 21-14	0:42
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-14, 21-13	0:35
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	15-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Cook/Pottharst	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Barros/Pires	6	21-19, 22-20	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-17, 25-23	0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-18	0:43
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Tian/Wang	12	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Series tied with # 9 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Crespo/Larrea Peraza	9	21-18, 23-25, 16-14	1:05
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Larrea Peraza	28	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-14, 14-21, 20-18	1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	27	21-14, 22-20	0:39
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30
Series tied with # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against # 18 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	Arlaisuk/Pangka	21	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	1:05
Lead the series against # 23 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Gerlic/Lochowicz	37	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Gougeon/Lessard	24	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 28 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	Bragado-Corso/Wood	8, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:52
Trail the series against # 32, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Keane, France 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Barrera/Keane	12	21-19, 21-16	0:34