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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Masters
May 17 - 21, 2006

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 CEV Best:

7th (Roseto degli Abruzzi 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$29,950.05

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 Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Geroskipou 2010)

Career CEV Best:

19th (Roseto degli Abruzzi 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$25,590.17

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	6	0	8	6	US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,100.00
Overall	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	6	1	8	6	US$40,250.00

Previous Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Pavlos Beligratis - 19th	Did not play
2005	Emmanouil Xenakis - 27th	Thanassis Michalopoulos - 27th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open		27	12	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	29, Q7	25	36	US$2,000.00

Turkish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/17/2006	Qualifier 2	Sebastian Beck / Stephan Talmon-Gros, Switzerland	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:45
Thu, 5/18/2006	Qualifier 3	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (9)	Lost 21-14, 14-21, 13-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis lead the series against the field 4-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
5/18/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Michalopoulos/Xenakis		14-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:55
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 15-21, 20-18	1:04
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/11/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Michalopoulos/Xenakis		21-19, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against Beck/Talmon-Gros, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis		Beck/Talmon-Gros		21-19, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against 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