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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(2) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece

Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

176 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

218

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$656,451.48

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV	15	8	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$190,551.47
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00
Overall	64	9	4	1	6	10	11	12	3	5	1	2	US$656,901.47

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	2	1	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	12	4	560	US$17,700.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	11	7	400	US$11,200.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	2	5	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	4	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	6	7	400	US$11,200.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	2	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	5	5	360	US$10,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	1	1	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	6	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	6	5	220	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	6	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	5	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	4	4	280	US$12,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	3	1	200	€ 20,000.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	6	1	100	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	4	9	160	US$6,000.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	4	2	90	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	5	1	560	US$41,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	8	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	8	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	11	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	11	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	20	7	200	US$8,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 2	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (15)	Won 26-24, 21-9	0:40
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 3	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (23)	Lost 21-23, 19-21	0:45
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 3	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (5)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 4	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1)	Lost 27-25, 15-21, 11-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 51-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-4
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	25-27, 21-15, 15-11	1:00
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Pohl/Rau	1	21-13, 21-18	0:38
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	14	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	21-19, 21-15	0:42
6/18/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:35
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-14	0:44
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 5-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	12-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:45
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Kadijk/Mooren	3	18-21, 21-15, 19-17	1:02
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kadijk/Mooren	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kadijk/Mooren	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-13	0:53
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Kadijk/Mooren	2	21-17, 21-14	0:38
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Kadijk/Mooren	2	19-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 7-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-18, 20-22, 17-15	1:05
5/21/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Hakedal/Torlen	4	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	11	26-24, 21-18	0:56
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	19	21-17, 16-21, 15-8	0:55
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	3	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	3	21-15, 21-13	0:41
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-12, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-0
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Hajeckova/Novotna	5	21-15, 21-14	0:34
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Hajeckova/Novotna	6	21-14, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Keizer/Leenstra	25	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-2
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	5	16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Giaoui/Giordano, France 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Giaoui/Giordano	15	21-14, 24-22	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-0
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Gattelli/Perrotta	22	21-17, 21-17	0:43
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	26	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	1:00
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	21-23, 21-12, 15-10	0:51
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Gattelli/Perrotta	11	21-19, 21-16	0:41
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Jursone/Minusa	15	26-24, 21-9	0:40
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	21-12, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Campisi/Lozano	5	21-11, 21-13	0:28
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Campisi/Lozano	27, Q13	17-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	22-20, 21-19	0:43
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	21-16, 21-19	0:37
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	21-15, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	11	21-15, 15-21, 19-17	0:58
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-19, 21-14	0:34
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-1
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	23	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-19	0:45
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Moiseeva/Uryadova	28, Q11	21-17, 21-18	0:37
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Moiseeva/Uryadova	27, Q15	21-19, 21-11	0:36
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	11	30-28, 21-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 24 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 2-0
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Eckl/Kaup	12	22-20, 21-13	0:41
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Eckl/Kaup	29, Q26	21-16, 21-14	0:37