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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 19 World Championships
July 30 - August 3, 2008

(10) Tanja Goricanec/Sharon Sciarini, Switzerland

Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$97,300.00

Sharon Sciarini
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lavertezzo

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

54 kg (119 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 19 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool J	Maryna Hladun / Tetyana Sukach, Ukraine (15)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:30
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool J	Sarka Melicharkova / Marie Reiterova, Czech Republic (22, Q2)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 18-16	1:00
Fri, 8/1/2008	Pool J	Chantal Laboureur / Levke Spinger, Germany (3)	Lost 17-21, 22-24	0:42
Fri, 8/1/2008	Winner 1	Irina Chaika / Ekaterina Karapischenko, Russia (5)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:35

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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tanja Goricanec												Sharon Sciarini
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,400.00	World Championships
39	0	0	0	0	1	5	8	10	0	$77,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	$10,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Satellite
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
61	0	0	0	2	2	12	13	11	0	$97,300.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tanja Goricanec													Sharon Sciarini
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	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	3	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2007-2008	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Laboureur/Spinger, Germany 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool J	Laboureur/Spinger	3	Goricanec/Sciarini	10	21-17, 24-22	0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Chaika/Karapischenko, Russia 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 1	Chaika/Karapischenko	5	Goricanec/Sciarini	10	22-20, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Hladun/Sukach, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool J	Goricanec/Sciarini	10	Hladun/Sukach	15	21-15, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Melicharkova/Reiterova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/31/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool J	Goricanec/Sciarini	10	Melicharkova/Reiterova	22, Q2	21-23, 21-16, 18-16	1:00