Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(32, Q20) Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Francesco Giontella
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 9
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (Dubai 2008)
Career Winnings: US$7,550.00
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB50000000122 US$15,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC32100000000 US$0.00
Overall82100000122 US$15,100.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 32 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/5-9/2007 Under 21 World Championships 6 1st 0 US$0.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Qualifier 1 Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein (Q13) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Wed, 7/30/2008 Qualifier 2 Riccardo Bizzotto / Fosco Cicola, Italy (Q4) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool A Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (17, Q1) Won 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 1:01
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool A Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (16, Q3) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:44
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (12) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Giontella/Nicolai 32 21-17, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 12 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 Berg/Brinkborg 17, Q1 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # Q4 Bizzotto/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 Bizzotto/Cicola Q4 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Giontella/Nicolai 32, Q20 Indra/Wachter Q13 21-17, 21-15 0:36