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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008

(1) 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 Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Vasso Karadassiou - 1st	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 1st
2006	Vasso Karadassiou - 1st	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	10	9	240	US$5,500.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	6	3	480	€ 5,700.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	9	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	5	4	420	US$12,000.00
CEV	8/23-25/2007	European Championship	16	1	800	€ 20,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	7	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	10	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	3	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	6	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	7	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	18, Q1	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	18	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	22	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	23	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	15	17	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	2	1	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	6	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	5	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	6	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	5	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	2	7	400	€ 4,000.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 1	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (16, Q11)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:41
Fri, 5/23/2008	Winner 2	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (9)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
Sat, 5/24/2008	Winner 3	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (5)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:44
Sat, 5/24/2008	Contender 4	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (16, Q11)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:41
Sat, 5/24/2008	Semi-Finals	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (2)	Won 21-18, 20-22, 16-14	1:06
Sun, 5/25/2008	Gold Medal	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (5)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:48

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 33-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 13-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-18, 20-22, 16-14	1:06
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Hakedal/Torlen	8	21-17, 21-13	0:41
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Hakedal/Torlen	8	23-21, 21-9	0:38
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-18, 25-23	0:45
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18, Q1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-17, 21-14	0:35
5/20/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-18, 20-22, 17-15	1:14
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 # 3 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 3-0
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Hajeckova/Novotna	7	21-19, 21-14	0:35
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 # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Jursone/Minusa	11, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:58
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:39
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-8, 21-17	0:35
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 # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 7-4
5/25/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Kuhn/Schwer	5	21-17, 21-17	0:48
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	21-15, 21-14	0:44
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-18, 21-18	0:46
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kuhn/Schwer	13	21-16, 21-18	0:43
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 23-21	0:46
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 # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
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 # 16, Q11 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	21-18, 21-17	0:41
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	21-19, 21-12	0:41