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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 18 World Championships, presented by Swatch
August 27 - 31, 2003

(9, Q5) 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 Winnings:

US$2,150.00

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 Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

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 Pattaya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Under 18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/27/2003	Qualifier 1	Janis Smedins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (Q4)	Won 23-21, 21-18
Thu, 8/28/2003	Pool A	Andrey Berezin / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (8)	Won 21-23, 21-11, 15-13
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool A	Kaetipong Rodkaen / Wittaya Termsak, Thailand (16)	Lost 16-21, 15-21
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool A	Ian Borges / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 15-21
Sat, 8/30/2003	Winner 1	Glenn Adolpho / Mark VanZwieten, United States (5)	Won 21-16, 21-13
Sat, 8/30/2003	Winner 2	Javier Alcaraz / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (7)	Won 24-22, 21-19
Sun, 8/31/2003	Semi-Finals	Ian Borges / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 12-21
Sun, 8/31/2003	Bronze Medal	Michel Mokondoko / Juan Virgen, Mexico (13)	Won 21-17, 21-17

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
Total	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	$4,300.00

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
11	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	$2,150.00	Total	18	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	$4,900.00

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 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	3	62.5 %

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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	7	58.3%	2	16.7%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	4	44.4%	0	0.0%	5	55.6%	4-5	44.4%	7-5	58.3%	6-3	66.7%	0	0	13-8	61.9%
2002-2003	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-3	57.1%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
Against the Field	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	10-8	55.6%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	6-4	60.0%

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
Total	0	1	3	3	5	4	0	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	14	17

Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Borges/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/31/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Borges/Solberg	1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	21-19, 21-12
8/29/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool A	Borges/Solberg	1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	21-19, 21-15
Lead the series against # 5 Adolpho/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/30/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Adolpho/VanZwieten	5	21-16, 21-13
Lead the series against # 7 Alcaraz/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/30/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Winner 2	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Alcaraz/Marco	7	24-22, 21-19
Lead the series against # 8 Berezin/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
8/28/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool A	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Berezin/Prokopiev	8	21-23, 21-11, 15-13
Lead the series against # 13 Mokondoko/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
8/31/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Mokondoko/Virgen	13	21-17, 21-17
Trail the series against # 16 Rodkaen/Termsak, Thailand 0-1
8/29/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Pool A	Rodkaen/Termsak	16	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	21-16, 21-15
Lead the series against # Q4 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