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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005

(Q8) Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece

Thanassis Michalopoulos
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 29, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$26,572.50

Emmanouil Xenakis
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$23,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	8	6	US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$2,100.00
Overall	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6	8	6	US$40,250.00

Previous Salvador Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Pavlos Beligratis - 41st	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	9	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	Q4	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q17	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	31, Q27	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q14	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	27, Q9	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	32, Q22	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q21	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q18	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	29, Q7	25	36	US$2,000.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/19/2005	Qualifier 1	Vakhtang Chikovani / Soso Lobzhanidze, Georgia (Q25)	Won 21-5, 21-9	0:30
Wed, 10/19/2005	Qualifier 2	Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q9)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:46

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 8-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-4
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Berger/Doppler	6	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	21-18, 21-16	0:44
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Berger/Doppler	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	17-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berger/Doppler	11	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-19, 21-16	0:24
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	Q6	21-19, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	Amore/Fenili	Q19	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 15-21, 20-18	1:04
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q4	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:55
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q20	28-26, 15-21, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	25, Q9	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q8	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26	21-19, 25-23	0:47
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q6	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	28, Q3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	Ces/Dugrip	Q8	13-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # Q10 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Boersma/Ronnes	Q16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q17	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Ferreira/Ferreira	23, Q2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	22-20, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # Q25 Chikovani/Lobzhanidze, Georgia 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q8	Chikovani/Lobzhanidze	Q25	21-5, 21-9	0:30