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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Open
May 12 - 15, 2005

(2) 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 Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Efi Sfyri - 5th	Vasso Karadassiou - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	9/9-12/2004	Spanish Open		9	34	€ 1,500.00
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

Turkish Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/12/2005	Winner 1	Judith Augoustides / Claudia Lubetz, Germany (15)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:50
Thu, 5/12/2005	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (10)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 5/13/2005	Winner 3	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (14)	Lost 21-23, 10-21	0:40
Fri, 5/13/2005	Contender 4	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (7)	Lost 20-22, 21-14, 14-16	0:52

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 15-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 4 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-3
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	2	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	0:52
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 # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-4
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	19	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	21-18, 21-17	0:39
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 # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	2	Jursone/Minusa	10	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 3	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	2	23-21, 21-10	0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Augoustides/Lubetz, Germany 1-0
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	2	Augoustides/Lubetz	15	21-16, 21-18	0:50