Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003
(13) 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: 12
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: 8
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Rhodes 2002)
Career Winnings: US$123,805.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457912131725333741Money
FIVB6400118011162111211 US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S201100000000000 US$5,800.00
Overall6601218011162111211 US$247,610.00
Previous Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 21 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 25 5 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 23 25 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 16 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 11 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 8 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 8 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 6 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 10 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 16 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 10 5 180 US$6,675.00
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
Lianyungang Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool D Sanne Keizer / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (29, Q19) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:27
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool D Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
Sat, 8/16/2003 Pool D Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (20, Q1) Won 21-14, 25-23 0:41
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 1 Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (17) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 2 Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (5) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 30-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Pohl/Rau 10 21-15, 21-15 0:35
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 3-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Tian/Wang 4 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-18 0:43
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-16 0:30
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Lahme/Musch 12 21-14, 21-17 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Lahme/Musch 26 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Kadijk/Leenstra 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:51
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 23-21, 21-10 0:39
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-17, 25-23 0:57
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-3
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Trail the series against # 11 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-3
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Ahmann/Vollmer 24 Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Ahmann/Vollmer 25 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-13 0:42
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 27, Q16 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-2
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Gerlic/Lochowicz 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-14, 21-19 0:43
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Gerlic/Lochowicz 24 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-16 0:46
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Gerlic/Lochowicz 37 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 24 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 4-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 36 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Hakedal/Torlen 20, Q1 21-14, 25-23 0:41
Series tied with # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 23-21, 23-21 0:41
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 22 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Alcon/Pol 36 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 6 Granstrom/Ljungquist 27, Q6 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Keizer/Mooren 29, Q19 21-9, 21-18 0:27
Lead the series against # 30 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Lu/Ren 32 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q7 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Barrera/Jaouen 28, Q10 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Alonso/Gomez, Spain 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Alonso/Gomez 32, Q37 21-14, 21-13 0:36