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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006

(Q5) 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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Manolis Roumeliotis - 41st	Did not play
2001	Manolis Roumeliotis - 49th	Did not play
2002	Georgios Knapek - 57th	Did not play
2003	Pavlos Beligratis - 57th	Did not play
2004	Pavlos Beligratis - 33rd	Andreas Gortsianiouk - 41st
2005	Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd	Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q9	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	25, Q9	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S	5/25-28/2006	Czech Republic Challenger	1	7	40	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	Q10	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	Q8	33	20	US$0.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/14/2006	Qualifier 2	Toni Kankaanpaa / Pekka Seppanen, Finland (Q28)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:48
Wed, 6/14/2006	Qualifier 3	Andi Ardiansyam / Koko Darkuncoro, Indonesia (31, Q21)	Lost 21-10, 19-21, 13-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 5-11

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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	8	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	21-16, 21-16	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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q11 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-1
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 4	Bitencourt/Correa	27, Q25	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q9	21-14, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 31, Q21 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 0-1
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro	31, Q21	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q5	10-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Series tied with # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q4 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	Berg/Svensson	Q8	21-17, 11-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # Q6 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
Series tied with # Q13 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q9	Dahl/Gunnarsson	Q24	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:06
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Winner 3	Dahl/Gunnarsson	24, Q32	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	1	22-20, 21-15	0:47
Trail the series against # Q18 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
8/24/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Magnusson	30, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q4	21-17, 24-22	0:45
Lead the series against # Q28 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen, Finland 1-0
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q5	Kankaanpaa/Seppanen	Q28	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:48