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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 27 - October 1, 2006

(12) Eugenio Amore/Matteo Varnier, Italy

Eugenio Amore
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 17, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vergato (Bologna)

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Shanghai 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$93,135.00

Matteo Varnier
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sanremo

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$122,550.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2005

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$14,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,900.00
Overall	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$17,900.00

Previous Vitória Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Riccardo Lione - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	9/1-3/2006	Cagliari Challenger	1	2nd	72	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	8	7th	300	US$8,000.00

Vitória Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/28/2006	Winner 1	Nikolas Berger / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (21)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 23-21	1:07
Thu, 9/28/2006	Winner 2	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:44
Fri, 9/29/2006	Winner 3	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4)	Lost 19-21, 11-21	0:45
Fri, 9/29/2006	Contender 4	Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (7)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:37

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00
Total	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$17,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Eugenio Amore												Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,375.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
16	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	$20,525.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	0	$38,375.00
56	0	0	0	0	2	8	17	8	0	$60,960.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	2	5	11	7	2	0	$73,275.00
6	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	$7,275.00	Challenger	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
83	3	2	1	1	2	11	23	12	0	$93,135.00	Total	53	0	3	0	2	6	15	15	3	0	$122,550.00

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
2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Eugenio Amore													Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	$6,375.00	2001	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	$7,060.00	2002	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	5	$9,750.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00
6	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$6,925.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
13	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	3	0	$33,975.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	$32,275.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
55	3	2	1	0	2	9	12	8	18	$66,285.00	Total	Total	22	0	3	0	2	3	6	1	0	7	$50,900.00

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	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-4	55.6%
2005-2006	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	3-3	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	5-4	55.6%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-6	25.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	5

Head to Head Results
Amore/Varnier trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Amore/Varnier	8	21-17, 21-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Amore/Varnier	12	21-19, 21-11	0:45
Series tied with # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Amore/Varnier	12	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-19, 21-18	0:44
8/12/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	4	Amore/Varnier	8	16-21, 21-18, 21-19	1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 4	Lambert/Metzger	7	Amore/Varnier	12	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Amore/Varnier	8	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:59
Lead the series against # 21 Berger/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Amore/Varnier	12	Berger/Gartmayer	21	16-21, 21-16, 23-21	1:07