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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 9 - 12, 2008

(12, Q3) 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 CEV Best:

5th (St. Pölten 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$9,786.20

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 Wins:

1 (CEV C&S Baden 2011)

Career CEV Best:

5th (St. Pölten 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$18,667.19

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$15,609.73
CEV Under Age	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	US$3,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	22	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	US$19,909.73

Previous St. Pölten Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Mariusz Prudel - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q34	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q11	29th	30	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	32	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV Under Age	8/16-19/2007	CEV U23 European Championships		4th	140	€ 0.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters	16	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/10/2008	Qualifier 2	Bart Bolsterlee / Tim Lokerse, Netherlands (Q19)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:40
Sat, 5/10/2008	Qualifier 3	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (15, Q6)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:37
Sun, 5/11/2008	Winner 1	Javier Luna / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (5)	Lost 8-21, 19-21	0:40
Sun, 5/11/2008	Contender 1	Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (13, Q4)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-13	1:02
Sun, 5/11/2008	Contender 2	Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (7)	Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-13	1:04
Sun, 5/11/2008	Contender 3	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (3)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
Mon, 5/12/2008	Contender 4	Javier Luna / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (5)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 11-15	1:02

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	Berger/Nowotny	3	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 1	Babich/Nikolaev	8	Sinczak/Szternel	16	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Luna/Marco, Spain 0-2
5/12/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 4	Luna/Marco	5	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:02
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Luna/Marco	5	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	21-8, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	Gavira/Lario	7	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	1:04
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	Blauel/Huber	13, Q4	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 15, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Hoyer/Soderberg	15, Q6	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Indra/Wachter		21-14, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # Q19 Bolsterlee/Lokerse, Netherlands 1-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Sinczak/Szternel	12, Q3	Bolsterlee/Lokerse	Q19	22-20, 21-19	0:40