FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008
(2) Francesco Giontella/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Francesco Giontella
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1988 (35 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 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: 146
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$679,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB50000000122 US$15,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC32100000000 US$0.00
Overall82100000122 US$15,100.00
Previous Brighton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB Age Group WC 9/6-10/2006 Under 19 World Championships 24, Q5 2 0 US$0.00
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool H Jeremy Groenveld / Tom Podstawka, Canada (23, Q12) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool H Hermans Egleskalns / Toms Vanags, Latvia (14) Won 22-20, 21-10 0:34
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool H Constantin Quadt / Roman Sutter, Switzerland (11) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 1 Matej Hukel / Miroslav Krajcik, Slovakia (20) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:51
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 2 Filip Habr / Milan Monik, Czech Republic (13) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Sun, 9/7/2008 Semi-Finals Matthias Penk / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (24, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Sun, 9/7/2008 Gold Medal Alexander Brouwer / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai lead the series against the field 11-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Erdmann/Klass, Germany 0-1
9/9/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Gold Medal Erdmann/Klass 2 Giontella/Nicolai 24, Q5 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 5 Brouwer/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Giontella/Nicolai 2 Brouwer/Varenhorst 5 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Quadt/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Giontella/Nicolai 2 Quadt/Sutter 11 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Habr/Monik, Czech Republic 2-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Giontella/Nicolai 2 Habr/Monik 13 21-14, 21-14 0:41
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 # 14 Egleskalns/Vanags, Latvia 1-0
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Giontella/Nicolai 2 Egleskalns/Vanags 14 22-20, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Hukel/Krajcik, Slovakia 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Giontella/Nicolai 2 Hukel/Krajcik 20 21-17, 23-21 0:51
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 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 # 23, Q12 Groenveld/Podstawka, Canada 1-0
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Giontella/Nicolai 2 Groenveld/Podstawka 23, Q12 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Penk/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Giontella/Nicolai 2 Penk/Walkenhorst 24, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:44