Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Bahrain Open 2008
October 27 - November 1, 2008
(13) 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 Manama Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 23 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/3-7/2008 Under 21 World Championships 2 1st 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 23 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Manama Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/29/2008 Winner 1 Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (20) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:51
Wed, 10/29/2008 Contender 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (4) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 9-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 4 Giontella/Nicolai 13 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 14 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Giontella/Nicolai 23 Hernandez/Villafane 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Dumek/Tichy 20 Giontella/Nicolai 13 21-19, 21-19 0:51