FISU World University Championship
July 9 - 13, 2018
(11) Thomas Hartles/Alani Nicklin, New Zealand
 
Thomas Hartles
New Zealand
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Auckland
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 33
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2025)
Career Other Best: 17th (Munich 2018)
Career Winnings: US$3,184.25
Alani Nicklin
New Zealand
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 1, 1995 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Auckland
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Wenzhou Cangnan 2023)
Career Other Best: 17th (Munich 2018)
Career Winnings: US$3,884.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
FIVB200010102241252 US$2,981.64
Other10000000010000 US$0.00
Overall210010102251252 US$2,981.64
Previous Munich Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-24/2018 Singapore Two Star Q21 25th 120 US$0.00
FISU World University Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/9/2018 Pool F Filip Stastny / Jakub Vala, Czech Republic (22) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Mon, 7/9/2018 Pool F Ryoya Kitagawa / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (27) Won 24-22, 21-15 0:42
Tue, 7/10/2018 Pool F Ruben Penninga / Tom van Steenis, Netherlands (6) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:34
Tue, 7/10/2018 Winner 1 Dzmitry Abramenka / Pavel Piatrushka, Belarus (17) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:45
Wed, 7/11/2018 Fan Shen / Kingsley Tay, Singapore (10) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Wed, 7/11/2018 Fangang Zeng / Yangjun Zheng, China (25) Won 21-8, 21-13 0:27
Thu, 7/12/2018 Jon Justice / Adam Wienckowski, United States (19) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open500000000000 $0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1500101022520 $2,900.00
Total2000101022520 $2,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Thomas Hartles Alani Nicklin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000000001 $0.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open9000001010 $1,250.00
23011145620 $2,950.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star20011054520 $2,400.00
1000000100 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
1000000100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000000000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
32011145821 $2,950.00 Total29011055530 $3,650.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2018FIVB100000000010 $0.00 1150.0 %
2018Other100000000100 $0.00 5271.4 %
TotalFIVB100000000010 $0.00 1150.0 %
TotalOther100000000100 $0.00 5271.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Thomas Hartles  Alani Nicklin
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000200 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $250.00 2017FIVB          
3000001011 $400.00 2018FIVB1000000010 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2018Other1000000100 $0.00
8000011312 $650.00 TotalTotal2000000110 $0.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall5 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 5-1 83.3% 0-1 0.0% 00 5-2 71.4%
2017-20185 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 5-1 83.3% 0-1 0.0% 00 5-2 71.4%
Against the Field5 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 10-2 83.3% 0-2 0.0% 00 5-2 71.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open001500000000000015
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star00686800240110001521
Total007136800240110001626
Head to Head Results
Hartles/Nicklin lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Penninga/van Steenis, Netherlands 0-1
7/10/18OtherFISU World University Championship Pool F Penninga/van Steenis 6 Hartles/Nicklin 11 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Shen/Tay, Singapore 1-0
7/11/18OtherFISU World University Championship Hartles/Nicklin 11 Shen/Tay 10 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Abramenka/Piatrushka, Belarus 0-1
7/10/18OtherFISU World University Championship Winner 1 Abramenka/Piatrushka 17 Hartles/Nicklin 11 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Justice/Wienckowski, United States 1-0
7/12/18OtherFISU World University Championship Hartles/Nicklin 11 Justice/Wienckowski 19 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Stastny/Vala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/9/18OtherFISU World University Championship Pool F Hartles/Nicklin 11 Stastny/Vala 22 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Zeng/Zheng, China 1-0
7/11/18OtherFISU World University Championship Hartles/Nicklin 11 Zeng/Zheng 25 21-8, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 27 Kitagawa/Kurokawa, Japan 1-0
7/9/18OtherFISU World University Championship Pool F Hartles/Nicklin 11 Kitagawa/Kurokawa 27 24-22, 21-15 0:42