FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
August 23 - 27, 2006
(1) 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: 6
Tournaments: 11
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: 9
Tournaments: 18
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)
Career Winnings: US$4,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317254157CQMoney
FIVB50000000002111 US$3,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC40110001001000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10000000010000 US$500.00
Overall100110001013111 US$4,300.00
Previous Myslowice Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/7-11/2005 Under 21 World Championships 14 9 0 US$0.00
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Pool A Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (24, Q3) Won 21-14, 15-21, 17-15 1:00
Fri, 8/25/2006 Pool A Glenn Adolpho / Mark VanZwieten, United States (13) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 8/25/2006 Pool A Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (12) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Sat, 8/26/2006 Winner 1 Kyle Bryce / Spencer Holowachuk, Canada (17) Won 17-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:48
Sat, 8/26/2006 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (14) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 8/26/2006 Semi-Finals Piotr Marciniak / Krzysztof Orman, Poland (23, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Sun, 8/27/2006 Gold Medal Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Sinczak/Szternel lead the series against the field 8-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/27/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Schmidt/Solberg 2 Sinczak/Szternel 1 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/27/03FIVB Age Group WCUnder 18 World Championships Qualifier 1 Sinczak/Szternel 9, Q5 Smedins/Smedins Q4 23-21, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
8/25/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool A Sinczak/Szternel 1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 12 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Adolpho/VanZwieten, United States 2-0
8/25/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool A Sinczak/Szternel 1 Adolpho/VanZwieten 13 21-16, 21-13 0:34
8/30/03FIVB Age Group WCUnder 18 World Championships Winner 1 Sinczak/Szternel 9, Q5 Adolpho/VanZwieten 5 21-16, 21-13  
Lead the series against # 14 Gavira/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Sinczak/Szternel 1 Gavira/Marco 14 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Bryce/Holowachuk, Canada 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Sinczak/Szternel 1 Bryce/Holowachuk 17 17-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Marciniak/Orman, Poland 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Sinczak/Szternel 1 Marciniak/Orman 23, Q12 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Likholetov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
8/24/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool A Sinczak/Szternel 1 Likholetov/Pastukhov 24, Q3 21-14, 15-21, 17-15 1:00