FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Cagliari Challenger
September 1 - 3, 2006
(1) Eugenio Amore/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
Eugenio Amore
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Vergato (Bologna)
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 83
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$93,135.00
Matteo Varnier
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Sanremo
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$122,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB20000011000 US$14,000.00
FIVB C&S10100000000 US$3,900.00
Overall30100011000 US$17,900.00
Previous Cagliari Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Massimiliano Piccinetti - 17th Davide Sanguanins - 13th
2005 Riccardo Fenili - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 8 7th 300 US$8,000.00
Cagliari Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 2 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (17) Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:55
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (8) Won 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Sat, 9/2/2006 Winner 4 Florian Gosch / Alexander Huber, Austria (4) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Sun, 9/3/2006 Semi-Finals Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (5) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 9/3/2006 Gold Medal Florian Gosch / Alexander Huber, Austria (4) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Amore/Varnier lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Amore/Varnier 8 Pedrosa/Rosas 24, Q7 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 4 Gosch/Huber, Austria 1-1
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Gold Medal Gosch/Huber 4 Amore/Varnier 1 21-13, 21-14 0:38
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 4 Amore/Varnier 1 Gosch/Huber 4 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Semi-Finals Amore/Varnier 1 Berg/Brinkborg 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 3 Amore/Varnier 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
9/2/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Winner 2 Amore/Varnier 1 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 17 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:55