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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005

(6) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece

Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

176 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

184

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$510,556.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	6	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	5	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	4	4	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	4	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	5	1	560	US$41,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	8	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	8	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	11	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	11	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	20	7	200	US$8,000.00

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool F	Karin Lundqvist / Sara Uddstahl, Sweden (27, Q3)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:35
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool F	Vitalila Nel / Palesa Sekhonyana, South Africa (22)	Won 21-10, 21-11	0:31
Fri, 11/18/2005	Pool F	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (11)	Won 26-24, 21-18	0:56
Sat, 11/19/2005	Winner 2	Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:41
Sat, 11/19/2005	Winner 3	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 23-16

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
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	27-25, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-6
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-19, 21-14	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 21-13	0:40
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	12-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:04
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-16	0:49
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	21-23, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
Series tied with # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-2
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	23-21, 21-19	0:45
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	21-16, 27-25	0:43
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-12, 21-18	0:35
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Antunes/Ribeiro	13, Q1	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-2
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 4	Scott/Youngs	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	22-20, 21-17	0:40
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Scott/Youngs	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 1-2
10/29/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Reynolds	11, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-19, 12-21, 18-16	1:05
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kessy/Reynolds	11, Q6	21-19, 24-22	0:42
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Reynolds	12	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	23-21, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Keizer/Leenstra	25	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	11	26-24, 21-18	0:56
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	19	21-17, 16-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Series tied with # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	21-15, 21-19	0:41
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Kusuhara/Urata	25	21-19, 21-15	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kusuhara/Urata	9	28-26, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Arjona/Kadjo	27	21-13, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Nel/Sekhonyana, South Africa 1-0
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-10, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Koizumi/Tanaka	27, Q5	21-12, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	27, Q3	21-13, 21-14	0:35