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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 (39 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 (39 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 Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Mariusz Prudel - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$3,800.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
U21 World Championships	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	$5,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tomasz Sinczak												Rafal Szternel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$1,900.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
12	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	$2,650.00	Total	19	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	5	0	$5,400.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	3	62.5 %
2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2006	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,300.00	2	3	40.0 %
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,300.00	3	3	50.0 %
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,800.00	1	3	25.0 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	$7,800.00	8	10	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$3,800.00	1	7	12.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$0.00	13	8	61.9 %
Total	CEV	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	1	$10,400.00	13	16	44.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tomasz Sinczak													Rafal Szternel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$650.00	2006	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$650.00	2007	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	$900.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$900.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	$3,900.00	2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	$3,900.00
24	0	1	1	1	2	6	4	3	6	$7,350.00	Total	Total	27	0	1	1	1	2	6	6	3	7	$7,600.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	9	64.3%	3	21.4%	2	14.3%	12-2	85.7%	1	6.7%	4	26.7%	10	66.7%	1-14	6.7%	9-10	47.4%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	13-16	44.8%
2007-2008	7	58.3%	3	25.0%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	1	8.3%	4	33.3%	7	58.3%	1-11	8.3%	7-7	50.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	11-13	45.8%
Against the Field	3	37.5%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	6-2	75.0%	1	10.0%	3	30.0%	6	60.0%	1-9	10.0%	6-12	33.3%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	7-11	38.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	5
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	1	3	3	5	4	0	0	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	15	19

Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel trail the series against the field 7-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-2
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Matysik/Uhmann	1	Sinczak/Szternel	9	21-11, 24-22	0:42
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss 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
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch 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
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Luna/Marco	3	Sinczak/Szternel	8	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	1:06
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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 14 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish 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
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian 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
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Sinczak/Szternel	9	Berger/Nowotny	8	21-14, 21-16	0:40
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian 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
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Sinczak/Szternel	13	Corneliussen/Mayland	20	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:54
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss 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
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian 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
8/9/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno 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
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Deulofeu/Salvetti	29	Sinczak/Szternel	13	17-21, 21-17, 15-12
7/5/07	CEV	Swiss 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
7/11/08	CEV	European 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
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian 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
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	16	Sinczak/Szternel	32	21-12, 21-18	0:42