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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008

(Q34) Tomasz Sinczak/Rafal Szternel, Poland

Tomasz Sinczak
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lodz

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$2,150.00

Rafal Szternel
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lodz

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	US$3,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	US$4,300.00

Previous Prague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	32	25th	60	US$2,000.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/7/2008	Qualifier 1	Aliaksandr Kavalenka / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (Q31)	Won 22-24, 22-20, 15-13	1:01
Wed, 5/7/2008	Qualifier 2	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (24, Q2)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Sinczak/Szternel	32	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Laciga/Schnider	16	Sinczak/Szternel	32	26-24, 19-21, 18-16	1:01
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q2	Sinczak/Szternel	Q34	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
9/9/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	23, Q5	Sinczak/Szternel	14	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # Q20 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/27/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Smedins/Smedins	Q4	23-21, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q31 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	Q34	Kavalenka/Zharykau	Q31	22-24, 22-20, 15-13	1:01