Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008
(23) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 32, Q20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (10) Won 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:57
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (7) Lost 16-21, 24-22, 9-15 0:58
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 2 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (24) Lost 23-21, 17-21, 11-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 7 Giontella/Nicolai 23 21-16, 22-24, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Giontella/Nicolai 23 Lochhead/Pitman 10 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 24 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Brizida/Pedrosa 24 Giontella/Nicolai 23 21-23, 21-17, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 31 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
9/8/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Giontella/Nicolai 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 1 21-13, 21-16 0:39
9/9/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Semi-Finals Giontella/Nicolai 24, Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 12 21-14, 21-10 0:34
9/8/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Pool A Giontella/Nicolai 24, Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 12 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 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