FIVB Age Group World Championships
U21 World Championships
June 18 - 23, 2019
(7) Mark Nicolaidis/James Takken, Australia
 
Mark William Nicolaidis
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Auchenflower
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$79,400.00
James Takken
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 32
Career Best: 5th (8 times)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,368.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB10000001000 US$300.00
FIVB Age Group WC30000002010 US$0.00
Overall40000003010 US$300.00
Previous Udonthani City Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 10/7-17/2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games 8 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 7/10-15/2018 Under 19 World Championships 13 9th 60 US$0.00
U21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/19/2019 Pool G Crtomir Bosnjak / Rok Mozic, Slovenia (26) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:33
Thu, 6/20/2019 Pool G Kallouche Mohamed-Islem / Benfetima Omar, Algeria (23) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:40
Thu, 6/20/2019 Pool G Bautista Amieva / Mauro Zelayeta, Argentina (10) Lost 17-21, 23-25 0:35
Fri, 6/21/2019 Winner 1 Sergey Gorbenko / Vasilii Ivanov, Russia (3) Lost 23-21, 21-23, 10-15 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Youth Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100000010000 $300.00
U21 World Championships100000000100 $0.00
U18/19 World Championships100000010000 $0.00
Total400000030100 $300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mark Nicolaidis James Takken
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games          
1000001000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
3000001101 $11,400.00 World Championships          
17000038600 $43,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1000000100 $0.00
210002251010 $23,750.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5000000110 $500.00
5200002100 $1,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star230000815000 $2,400.00
1000000100 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
5020025182011 $79,400.00 Total320000817310 $2,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2017FIVB100000010000 $300.00 010.0 %
2018FIVB Age Group WC200000020000 $0.00 5550.0 %
2019FIVB Age Group WC100000000100 $0.00 1325.0 %
TotalFIVB100000010000 $300.00 010.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC300000020100 $0.00 6842.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mark Nicolaidis  James Takken
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $150.00 2017FIVB1000001000 $150.00
1000000100 $0.00 2018FIVB          
2000002000 $0.00 2018FIVB Age Group WC2000002000 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2019FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
5000003200 $150.00 TotalTotal4000003100 $150.00
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
Overall4 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 6 85.7% 0-7 0.0% 4-6 40.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 6-8 42.9%
2018-20194 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 0 0.0% 1 14.3% 6 85.7% 0-7 0.0% 4-6 40.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 6-8 42.9%
Against the Field0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-6 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 00 1-4 20.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Youth Olympic Games000021001100000032
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000000000100000001
U21 World Championships000012000100000013
U18/19 World Championships000012001100000023
Total000045002400000069
Head to Head Results
Nicolaidis/Takken trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Gorbenko/Ivanov, Russia 0-1
6/21/19FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 1 Gorbenko/Ivanov 3 Nicolaidis/Takken 7 21-23, 23-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Amieva/Zelayeta, Argentina 0-1
6/20/19FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool G Amieva/Zelayeta 10 Nicolaidis/Takken 7 21-17, 25-23 0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Mohamed-Islem/Omar, Algeria 1-0
6/20/19FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool G Nicolaidis/Takken 7 Mohamed-Islem/Omar 23 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:40
Trail the series against # 26 Bosnjak/Mozic, Slovenia 0-1
6/19/19FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool G Bosnjak/Mozic 26 Nicolaidis/Takken 7 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # Q7 Bello/Bello, England 0-1
10/14/18FIVB Age Group WCBuenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Winner 2 Bello/Bello 21 Nicolaidis/Takken 8 21-16, 21-17 0:29