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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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rome

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$15,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$15,100.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$10,000.00
U21 World Championships	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$15,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Francesco Giontella												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
											World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$5,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$7,550.00	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	0	$705,037.50

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
2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	8	1	88.9 %
2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$9,400.00	4	7	36.4 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$9,400.00	4	7	36.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	14	2	87.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Francesco Giontella													Paolo Nicolai
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,700.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,700.00
6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$4,700.00	Total	Total	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$4,700.00

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	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8	80.0%	0-10	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	6-11	35.3%
2007-2008	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8	80.0%	0-10	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	6-11	35.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	13	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
Total	0	0	4	0	9	3	0	0	7	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	27	13

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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand 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
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand 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
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand 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
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	1	21-13, 21-16	0:39
9/9/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Giontella/Nicolai	24, Q5	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	12	21-14, 21-10	0:34
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 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
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Giontella/Nicolai	32, Q20	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	1:01