Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2005
(16) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece
 
Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Volos
Resides: Athens
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005)
Career Winnings: US$202,200.00
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Resides: Athens
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$342,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Katerina Nikolaidou - 33rd Did not play
2003 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 33rd
2004 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 23 9 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 19 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 15 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 20 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 25 17 80 US$3,000.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2005 Winner 1 Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (17) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Wed, 6/29/2005 Winner 2 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 12-15 0:58
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 2 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (15) Won 13-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 3 Natalie Cook / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (24) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 10-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-12, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
Trail the series against # 8 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Arjona/Kadjo 17 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Cook/Lochowicz 24 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-17, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 27 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Garcia/Gaxiola 41 21-18, 21-12 0:41
Series tied with # 28, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 1-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Hu/Zhang 18 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 1:02
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-16, 23-25, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-16, 10-21, 15-13 0:41
Trail the series against # Q2 Li/Wang, China 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Li/Wang 26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-18, 21-18 0:39