Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2011
June 28 - July 3, 2011
(Q15) Matteo Martino/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Matteo Martino
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 28, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Alessandria
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 5th (FIVB The Hague 2010)
Career Winnings: US$16,550.00
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB6000000103011 US$24,000.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 14 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q17 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 29 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2011 Qualifier 1 Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (28, Q18) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Martino/Nicolai trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Martino/Nicolai 29 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 9 Martino/Nicolai 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Martino/Nicolai 29 25-23, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Martino/Nicolai 14 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 21-17, 24-22 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Martino/Nicolai 14 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Martino/Nicolai 14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against # 27 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 Martino/Nicolai 14 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 28, Q18 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 0-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boehm/Kapa 28, Q18 Martino/Nicolai Q15 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # Q17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martino/Nicolai Q17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q16 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q30 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Martino/Nicolai 29 Maia/Rosas 13, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:39