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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
September 5 - 9, 2007

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$681,787.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$15,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$15,100.00

Previous Modena Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	9/6-10/2006	Under 19 World Championships	24, Q5	2	0	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/6/2007	Pool F	Antonio De Paola / Matteo La Rocca, Italy (7)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15	1:00
Fri, 9/7/2007	Pool F	Bruno Nhamussa / Justino Tovela, Mozambique (19)	Won 21-8, 21-14	0:30
Fri, 9/7/2007	Pool F	Sam Boehm / Cedric Legrand, Australia (18)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42
Sat, 9/8/2007	Winner 1	Filip Habr / Milan Monik, Czech Republic (17)	Won 21-8, 23-21	0:36
Sat, 9/8/2007	Winner 2	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (1)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 9/8/2007	Semi-Finals	Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:40
Sun, 9/9/2007	Gold Medal	Alejandro Fernandez / Adrian Gavira, Spain (5)	Won 13-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50

Head to Head Results
Giontella/Nicolai lead the series against the field 8-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	1	21-13, 21-16	0:39
9/9/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Giontella/Nicolai	24, Q5	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	12	21-14, 21-10	0:34
9/8/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool A	Giontella/Nicolai	24, Q5	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	12	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Erdmann/Windscheif	3	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Fernandez/Gavira, Spain 1-0
9/9/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Fernandez/Gavira	5	13-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 7 De Paola/La Rocca, Italy 0-1
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	De Paola/La Rocca	7	Giontella/Nicolai	6	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 17 Habr/Monik, Czech Republic 1-0
9/8/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Habr/Monik	17	21-8, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Boehm/Legrand, Australia 1-0
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Boehm/Legrand	18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Nhamussa/Tovela, Mozambique 1-0
9/7/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool F	Giontella/Nicolai	6	Nhamussa/Tovela	19	21-8, 21-14	0:30