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European Championship Tour
€ 87,000 Spanish Open
September 9 - 12, 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 Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/1-5/2004	Italy Open	13	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	6	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	22	25	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	14	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	19	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	19	25	60	US$4,000.00
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		5	120	€ 4,500.00
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

Spanish Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/10/2004	Pool B	Patricia Barrio Cendoya / Amparo Hopf, Spain	Won 21-8, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 9/10/2004	Pool B	Mireya Kaup / Antje Roder, Germany	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
Fri, 9/10/2004	Pool B	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria	Lost 16-21, 22-24	0:42

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 15-7

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
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 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	21, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 1-0
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool B	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Barrio Cendoya/Hopf		21-8, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-1
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-14, 21-14	0:35
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q3	21-18, 21-18	0:39
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 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 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 Kaup/Roder, Germany 1-0
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool B	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Kaup/Roder		18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
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
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-5
9/10/04	CEV	Spanish Open	Pool B	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-16, 24-22	0:42
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
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