European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(13) 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: 6
Tournaments: 24
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: 9
Tournaments: 39
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Baden 2011)
Career CEV Best: 5th (St. Pölten 2008)
Career Winnings: US$18,667.19
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125294157CQMoney
CEV9000011121201000 US$15,609.73
CEV Under Age3000100110000000 US$0.00
FIVB5000000000020111 US$3,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC4011000100010000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S1000000001000000 US$500.00
Overall22011111332231111 US$19,909.73
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Mariusz Prudel - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 11 17th 16 US$500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 32 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 9 7th 300 € 2,200.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 8 9th 240 € 1,800.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 12, Q3 5th 360 € 2,800.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Teis Corneliussen / Lars Mayland, Denmark (20) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (29) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 12-15  
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Ragnar Pahn, Estonia (30) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 17-19 0:59
Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel trail the series against the field 7-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-2
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Matysik/Uhmann 1 Sinczak/Szternel 9 21-11, 24-22 0:42
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Matysik/Uhmann 1 Sinczak/Szternel 8 21-11, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Sinczak/Szternel 16 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Luna/Marco, Spain 0-3
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Luna/Marco 3 Sinczak/Szternel 8 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 1:06
5/12/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 4 Luna/Marco 5 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:02
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Luna/Marco 5 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 21-8, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 16 Sinczak/Szternel 32 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces 16, Q22 Sinczak/Szternel Q11 21-19, 21-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 15, Q6 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Sinczak/Szternel 9 Berger/Nowotny 8 21-14, 21-16 0:40
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 Berger/Nowotny 3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 20 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 2-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Sinczak/Szternel 13 Corneliussen/Mayland 20 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Sinczak/Szternel 8 Corneliussen/Mayland 9 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 Gavira/Lario 7 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/07CEVDutch Masters Qualifier 1 Sinczak/Szternel 16 Gabathuler/Wenger 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 1 Litva/Varga 22, Q5 Sinczak/Szternel 11 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 29 Sinczak/Szternel 13 17-21, 21-17, 15-12  
7/5/07CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti Sinczak/Szternel 21-16, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 30 Kais/Pahn, Estonia 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Kais/Pahn 30 Sinczak/Szternel 13 21-16, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Sinczak/Szternel 12, Q3 Blauel/Huber 13, Q4 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 32 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 16 Sinczak/Szternel 32 21-12, 21-18 0:42