FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
September 5 - 9, 2007
(6) 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 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 Age Group WC Wins: 2
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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 9/6-10/2006 Under 19 World Championships 24, Q5 2nd 0 US$0.00
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/6/2007 Pool F Antonio De Paola / Matteo La Rocca, Italy (7) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15 1:00
Fri, 9/7/2007 Pool F Bruno Nhamussa / Justino Tovela, Mozambique (19) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:30
Fri, 9/7/2007 Pool F Sam Boehm / Cedric Legrand, Australia (18) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Sat, 9/8/2007 Winner 1 Filip Habr / Milan Monik, Czech Republic (17) Won 21-8, 23-21 0:36
Sat, 9/8/2007 Winner 2 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (1) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Sat, 9/8/2007 Semi-Finals Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (3) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Sun, 9/9/2007 Gold Medal Alejandro Fernandez / Adrian Gavira, Spain (5) Won 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai lead the series against the field 8-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 3 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
9/8/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Giontella/Nicolai 6 Erdmann/Windscheif 3 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Fernandez/Gavira, Spain 1-0
9/9/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Giontella/Nicolai 6 Fernandez/Gavira 5 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 De Paola/La Rocca, Italy 0-1
9/6/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 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 # 17 Habr/Monik, Czech Republic 1-0
9/8/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Giontella/Nicolai 6 Habr/Monik 17 21-8, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Boehm/Legrand, Australia 1-0
9/7/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool F Giontella/Nicolai 6 Boehm/Legrand 18 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Nhamussa/Tovela, Mozambique 1-0
9/7/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool F Giontella/Nicolai 6 Nhamussa/Tovela 19 21-8, 21-14 0:30