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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 10 - 14, 2008

(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 Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	11	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/9-21/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	7	19	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	17	160	US$5,100.00
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	2	7	400	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	12	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	13	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	11	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	4	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	7	4	420	US$10,500.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	1	1	600	€ 11,000.00
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

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 1	Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (15, Q6)	Won 21-8, 21-17	0:34
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 2	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (7)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:54
Sat, 9/13/2008	Winner 3	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (6)	Lost 22-24, 19-21	0:39
Sat, 9/13/2008	Contender 4	Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (15, Q6)	Won 21-12, 21-12	0:35
Sat, 9/13/2008	Semi-Finals	Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (8)	Won 29-27, 22-20	0:50
Sat, 9/13/2008	Gold Medal	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12, Q1)	Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:51

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 42-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-3
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:01
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	21-19, 23-21	0:46
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 # 3 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 8-1
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	16-21, 21-14, 15-10	1:04
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Glesnes/Maaseide	27, Q2	21-14, 21-15	0:37
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	7	21-17, 21-16	0:43
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	7	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:05
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	9	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	21-16, 21-14	0:40
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	22	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	21-17, 24-22	0:46
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 7-1
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Kadijk/Mooren	26	21-19, 21-17	0:42
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kadijk/Mooren	12	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
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 # 6 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 6-1
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 3	Jursone/Minusa	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	24-22, 21-19	0:39
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	21-14, 27-25	0:39
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 # 7 Banck/Gunther, Germany 4-0
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Banck/Gunther	7	14-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:54
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Banck/Gunther	15	21-23, 23-21, 15-6	1:01
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
Lead the series against # 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 7-1
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	29-27, 22-20	0:50
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-16, 21-18	0:37
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-19, 21-18	0:43
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 # 12, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-1
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12, Q1	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-12, 21-12	0:30
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:52
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	23	21-19, 21-17	0:43
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 15, Q6 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-0
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Remmers/Stiekema	15, Q6	21-12, 21-12	0:35
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Remmers/Stiekema	15, Q6	21-8, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Graessli/Zumkehr	21	25-23, 21-14	0:52