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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
September 7 - 11, 2005

(14) Tomasz Sinczak/Rafal Szternel, Poland

Tomasz Sinczak
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lodz

Resides:

Lodz

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$2,150.00

Rafal Szternel
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lodz

Resides:

Lodz

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$4,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	US$3,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	US$4,300.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q50	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/15-19/2004	Under 21 World Championships	Q10	25	0	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/8/2005	Pool B	Philip Austin / Travis Moran, Australia (11)	Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-7	0:51
Thu, 9/8/2005	Pool B	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (2)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:39
Fri, 9/9/2005	Pool B	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (23, Q5)	Lost 21-19, 14-21, 11-15	0:49
Fri, 9/9/2005	Winner 1	Jackson Henriquez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (22)	Lost 21-16, 16-21, 17-19	0:55

Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel trail the series against the field 2-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 0-1
9/8/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	2	Sinczak/Szternel	14	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Austin/Moran, Australia 1-0
9/8/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Sinczak/Szternel	14	Austin/Moran	11	20-22, 21-14, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Gotz/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
9/15/04	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Gotz/Uhmann	20, Q2	Sinczak/Szternel	Q10	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
9/9/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Henriquez/Villafane	22	Sinczak/Szternel	14	16-21, 21-16, 19-17	0:55
Trail the series against # 23, Q5 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
9/9/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	23, Q5	Sinczak/Szternel	14	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # Q4 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/27/03	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 18 World Championships	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	9, Q5	Smedins/Smedins	Q4	23-21, 21-18