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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
September 5 - 9, 2007

(7) Antonio De Paola/Matteo La Rocca, Italy

Antonio De Paola
Italy

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Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Modena 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Matteo La Rocca
Italy

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Terracina

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Modena 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	US$900.00

Previous Modena Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/31-9/2/2007	Milan Challenger	15, Q24	13th	24	US$900.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/6/2007	Pool F	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (6)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Fri, 9/7/2007	Pool F	Sam Boehm / Cedric Legrand, Australia (18)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
Fri, 9/7/2007	Pool F	Bruno Nhamussa / Justino Tovela, Mozambique (19)	Won 21-10, 21-9	0:26
Sat, 9/8/2007	Winner 1	Pasi Hyvarinen / Ilari Sivonen, Finland (22, Q18)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:40
Sat, 9/8/2007	Winner 2	Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (3)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:37

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$)
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Antonio De Paola												Matteo La Rocca
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00

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
2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	4	2	66.7 %
2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Antonio De Paola													Matteo La Rocca
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$450.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
2006-2007	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Challenger	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3

Head to Head Results
De Paola/La Rocca lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Erdmann/Windscheif	3	De Paola/La Rocca	7	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	De Paola/La Rocca	7	Giontella/Nicolai	6	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 18 Boehm/Legrand, Australia 1-0
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	De Paola/La Rocca	7	Boehm/Legrand	18	21-15, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
Lead the series against # 19 Nhamussa/Tovela, Mozambique 1-0
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	De Paola/La Rocca	7	Nhamussa/Tovela	19	21-10, 21-9	0:26
Lead the series against # 22, Q18 Hyvarinen/Sivonen, Finland 1-0
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	De Paola/La Rocca	7	Hyvarinen/Sivonen	22, Q18	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Freidenfelds/Glazers, Latvia 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Qualifier 2	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	Freidenfelds/Glazers	Q8	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56