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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
October 8 - 12, 2014

(20) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, 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:

184

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$510,556.00

Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 21, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$342,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	67	0	1	0	1	6	5	15	7	15	1	7	6	3	US$346,025.00

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q16	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q18	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Q16	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q15	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	32, Q14	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q16	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	10/23-28/2012	Bangsaen Open	6	7	300	US$7,600.00

Xiamen Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/9/2014	Pool D	Yuanyuan Ma / Xinyi Xia, China (13)	Won 21-18, 26-24	0:42
Thu, 10/9/2014	Pool D	Lane Carico / Kim DiCello, United States (4)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:46
Fri, 10/10/2014	Pool D	Miyuki Matsumura / Hiroko Matsuyama, Japan (29, Q10)	Won 21-10, 22-20	0:32
Fri, 10/10/2014	Winner 1	Jagoda Gruszczynska / Katarzyna Kociolek, Poland (21, Q2)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
Sat, 10/11/2014	Winner 2	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (6)	Won 13-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:48
Sat, 10/11/2014	Winner 3	Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (15)	Won 21-23, 23-21, 20-18	0:59
Sun, 10/12/2014	Semi-Finals	Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:39
Sun, 10/12/2014	Bronze Medal	Tealle Hunkus / Kendra VanZwieten, United States (11, Q1)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 11-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
10/12/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Felisberta	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	19, Q2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q15	21-16, 15-21, 15-9	0:46
6/24/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	23, Q1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q16	22-20, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Carico/DiCello, United States 0-1
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Carico/DiCello	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-0
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Forrer/Verge-Depre	6	13-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:48
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	21-19, 21-13	0:34
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q11	21-15, 22-20	0:40
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	Forrer/Verge-Depre	31	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
11/7/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 5	Prokopeva/Ukolova	22	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	21-11, 18-21, 15-7	0:50
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	30, Q9	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	15-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:47
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Hunkus/VanZwieten, United States 0-1
10/12/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Bronze Medal	Hunkus/VanZwieten	11, Q1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	21-12, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Ma/Xia, China 1-0
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Ma/Xia	13	21-18, 26-24	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Abalakina/Dabizha, Russia 1-0
7/29/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q18	Abalakina/Dabizha	Q15	13-21, 23-21, 22-20	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Hermannova/Williams	15	21-23, 23-21, 20-18	0:59
6/24/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q16	Hermannova/Williams	Q17	21-13, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 19 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q15	Mizoe/Nishibori	Q18	24-22, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Gruszczynska/Kociolek, Poland 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Gruszczynska/Kociolek	21, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Bloem/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
8/19/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bloem/Wesselink	Q17	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	Q16	21-13, 21-19	0:29
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Matsumura/Matsuyama, Japan 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool D	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Matsumura/Matsuyama	29, Q10	21-10, 22-20	0:32