Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008
(23) Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Francesco Giontella
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Resides: 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 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Resides: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$681,787.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB50000000122 US$15,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC32100000000 US$0.00
Overall82100000122 US$15,100.00
Previous Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 9/3-7/2008 Under 21 World Championships 2 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 23 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 32, Q20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 32 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/5-9/2007 Under 21 World Championships 6 1 0 US$0.00
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 1 Pavel Karpukhin / Evgeniy Romashkin, Russia (26, Q8) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (24, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 3 Benjamin Insfran / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (17) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai lead the series against the field 5-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 Giontella/Nicolai 23 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Insfran/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Insfran/Moreira 17 Giontella/Nicolai 23 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 22, Q7 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 # 24, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Giontella/Nicolai 23 Hernandez/Villafane 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Karpukhin/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 1 Giontella/Nicolai 23 Karpukhin/Romashkin 26, Q8 21-17, 21-16 0:36