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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece

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:

147

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$503,782.86

Efi Sfyri
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Piraeus

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$161,729.01

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	12	2	0	0	0	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$51,718.99
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	78	2	1	2	1	13	1	14	1	7	21	11	2	1	1	US$299,328.99

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	21	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	22	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	9	17	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		5	60	€ 2,250.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	11	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	9	17	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	17	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	10	25	30	US$2,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		5	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	13	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	21	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	25	5	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	23	25	54	US$3,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	16	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	11	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	8	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	8	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	6	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	10	5	180	US$6,675.00
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	3	13	30	€ 900.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	16	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	10	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	11	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool F	Katrin Holtwick / Maria Kleefisch, Germany	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:37
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool F	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:38
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool F	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:34
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece	Won 20-22, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 2	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic	Lost 21-13, 16-21, 13-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 35-29

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-5
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	21-13, 21-17	0:34
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Karadassiou/Sfyri		10-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-13	0:42
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Alcon/Pol		21-19, 21-17	0:45
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-3
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	23-21, 22-24, 15-11	1:08
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	22-20, 25-23	0:45
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	23-21, 23-21	0:41
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	21-13, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-3
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-3
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Karadassiou/Sfyri		13-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:52
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-15, 21-15	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-12, 21-18	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	2	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against Claasen/Stoof, Germany 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Claasen/Stoof		16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-13, 21-15	0:36
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:48
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-12, 21-17	0:39
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	21-11, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Hajeckova/Novotna		21-19, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q3	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:53
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-12, 21-19	0:30
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Hakedal/Torlen	20, Q1	21-14, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-0
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Hansel/Montagnolli		21-18, 21-16	0:38
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against Holtwick/Kleefisch, Germany 1-0
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Holtwick/Kleefisch		21-19, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Keizer/Mooren	29, Q19	21-9, 21-18	0:27
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-7
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	21-13, 21-14	0:36
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-11, 21-14	0:40
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-14, 27-25	0:51
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 4-2
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	6	22-20, 21-17	0:40
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	7	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-16	0:30
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	12	21-14, 21-17	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		20-22, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-19, 13-21, 19-17	1:01
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-2
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Pohl/Rau	8	23-21, 21-12	0:39
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-16, 21-18	0:48
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Pohl/Rau	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-3
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-17	0:47
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39