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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008

(24, Q1) Matthias Penk/Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany

Matthias Penk
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 11, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Alexander Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Anapa 2013)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

4th (Brighton 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$138,655.90

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Brighton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 2	Gay Ben Gal / Roy Epsztein, Israel (Q16)	Won 21-17, 21-8	0:32
Wed, 9/3/2008	Qualifier 3	Alexander Berger / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (Q9)	Won 21-9, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool G	Jake Sheaf / Luke Sheaf, England (1)	Won 21-7, 21-14	0:29
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool G	Sam Boehm / Christopher McHugh, Australia (12)	Won 22-20, 23-21	0:44
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool G	Filip Habr / Milan Monik, Czech Republic (13)	Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 1	Jon Stiekema / Sven Vismans, Netherlands (22, Q2)	Won 15-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:44
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 2	Sergey Kostyukhin / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (9)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:42
Sun, 9/7/2008	Semi-Finals	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (2)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:44
Sun, 9/7/2008	Bronze Medal	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (21, Q3)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:43

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$)
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Matthias Penk												Alexander Walkenhorst
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	1	0	0	$3,500.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	0	0	0	1	2	9	6	5	0	$105,200.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	2	0	$18,000.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	2	0	$11,300.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	52	0	1	2	4	2	13	13	9	0	$138,000.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	2	77.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	2	77.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Matthias Penk													Alexander Walkenhorst
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$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	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	5-2	71.4%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%
2007-2008	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	5-2	71.4%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	10-4	71.4%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%

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
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	2
Total	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7	2

Head to Head Results
Penk/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Sheaf/Sheaf, England 1-0
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool G	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Sheaf/Sheaf	1	21-7, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Giontella/Nicolai	2	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Kostyukhin/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Kostyukhin/Pastukhov	9	21-15, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool G	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Boehm/McHugh	12	22-20, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Habr/Monik, Czech Republic 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool G	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Habr/Monik	13	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	21, Q3	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	21-12, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Stiekema/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Stiekema/Vismans	22, Q2	15-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Berger/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Berger/Wutzl	Q9	21-9, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Ben Gal/Epsztein, Israel 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Penk/Walkenhorst	24, Q1	Ben Gal/Epsztein	Q16	21-17, 21-8	0:32