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CEV Under Age
CEV U20 European Championships
September 2 - 6, 2026

(1) Francesco Denina/Matteo Iurisci, Italy

Francesco Denina
Italy

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 2008 (17 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parma

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (CEV Under Age Battipaglia 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Matteo Iurisci
Italy

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 29, 2007 (19 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Under Age Kachreti 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Battipaglia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

CEV U20 European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/3/2026	Pool A	David Correia / Luis Melo, Portugal (32, Q7)	Won 21-6, 21-12	0:24
Fri, 9/4/2026	Pool A	Orestis Anagnostakis / Nikolaos Mantzios, Greece (17)	Won 21-11, 21-13	0:28
Fri, 9/4/2026	Pool A	Raigardas Macionis / Dovydas Sinkevicius, Lithuania (16)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:36
Sat, 9/5/2026	Winner 1	Asger Due / Storm Genet, Denmark (2)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:33
Sat, 9/5/2026	Winner 2	Daniel Allemann / Livio Friedli, Switzerland (3)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:39
Sun, 9/6/2026		Mica Bezemer / Bram van Der Wel, Netherlands (12)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 13-15	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Francesco Denina												Matteo Iurisci
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Francesco Denina													Matteo Iurisci
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2024	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2024	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
2025-2026	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Due/Genet, Denmark 1-0
9/5/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships	Winner 1	Denina/Iurisci	1	Due/Genet	2	21-18, 21-10	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Allemann/Friedli, Switzerland 0-1
9/5/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships	Winner 2	Allemann/Friedli	3	Denina/Iurisci	1	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Bezemer/van Der Wel, Netherlands 0-1
9/6/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships		Bezemer/van Der Wel	12	Denina/Iurisci	1	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Macionis/Sinkevicius, Lithuania 0-1
9/4/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships	Pool A	Macionis/Sinkevicius	16	Denina/Iurisci	1	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Anagnostakis/Mantzios, Greece 1-0
9/4/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships	Pool A	Denina/Iurisci	1	Anagnostakis/Mantzios	17	21-11, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Correia/Melo, Portugal 1-0
9/3/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 European Championships	Pool A	Denina/Iurisci	1	Correia/Melo	32, Q7	21-6, 21-12	0:24