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FIVB Age Group World Championships
SWATCH FIVB World Under 21 Championships
September 16 - 20, 2009

(10) Jonas Kissling/Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland

Jonas Kissling
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 7, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Strattlingen

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

5th (Blackpool 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$22,537.50

Mats Kovatsch
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 21, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bein

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

5th (Blackpool 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$21,512.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	41	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	5	0	3	7	US$27,375.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	5	1	3	7	US$27,375.00

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Kristaps Birzulis / Ralfs Ozolins, Latvia (15)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:36
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Jan-Joost van den Bogert / Johan van der Poel, Netherlands (22, Q2)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:38
Fri, 9/18/2009	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (3)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:35
Sat, 9/19/2009	Winner 1	Yngve Are Antonsen / Jorn Olav Gamlemoen, Norway (18)	Won 21-6, 21-12	0:26
Sat, 9/19/2009	Winner 2	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (12)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:39

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	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$12,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	2	0	$15,375.00
U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	5	0	$27,375.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jonas Kissling												Mats Kovatsch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	$13,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	$10,125.00
14	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	0	$9,037.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	0	$9,687.50
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
39	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	8	0	$22,537.50	Total	29	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	6	0	$21,512.50

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
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jonas Kissling													Mats Kovatsch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
2008-2009	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-0		0	0	3-2	60.0%

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	4	10	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	18
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	0	11	13	0	0	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Total	0	0	9	11	14	22	0	0	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	40

Head to Head Results
Kissling/Kovatsch lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
9/18/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Brouwer/Varenhorst	3	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 0-1
9/19/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Felipe/Filho	12	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	21-16, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Birzulis/Ozolins, Latvia 1-0
9/17/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	Birzulis/Ozolins	15	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Antonsen/Gamlemoen, Norway 1-0
9/19/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	Antonsen/Gamlemoen	18	21-6, 21-12	0:26
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 van den Bogert/van der Poel, Netherlands 1-0
9/17/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Kissling/Kovatsch	10	van den Bogert/van der Poel	22, Q2	21-16, 23-21	0:38