Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(40) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione, 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 FIVB WT Best: 5th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$93,135.00
Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 97 kg (213 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 109
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$165,645.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB2300000011715215 US$40,470.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th
1998 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 9th
2001 Riccardo Lione - 41st Eugenio Amore - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 32, Q4 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open Q5 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 22, Q6 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 23, Q5 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 18 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open Q6 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 29 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 26, Q13 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool J Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (16) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:36
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool J Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (33) Won 21-19, 21-9 0:38
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool J Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (9) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:50
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 1 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (32) Lost 13-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 9-22 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 18 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Amore/Lione 29 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Amore/Lione 18 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 3 Amore/Lione 29 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool G Ferreira/Marques 7 Amore/Lione 23, Q5 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Amore/Lione 40 Canet/Hamel 9 25-23, 21-19 0:50
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Amore/Lione 18 Canet/Hamel 17 21-15, 21-17 0:37
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Amore/Lione Q23 15-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:50
Series tied with # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Amore/Lione 22, Q6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 13-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:56
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 27, Q3 Amore/Lione Q30 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-2
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Prosser/Zahner 11 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 21-16, 23-21 0:39
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool G Prosser/Zahner 10 Amore/Lione 23, Q5 21-17, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Fonoimoana/Holdren 16 Amore/Lione 40 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Gscheidle/Vesti 27 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Hoidalen/Kjemperud 16 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-18, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Rogers/Scott 24 Amore/Lione 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 23 Amore/Lione 10 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Egger/Heyer 17 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 30 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 25 Amore/Lione 10 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-16, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 32 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 32 Amore/Lione 40 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 33 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Amore/Lione 40 Goranson/Goranson 33 21-19, 21-9 0:38
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-19, 24-22 0:57
Lead the series against # 34 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 Backer/Ronnes Q22 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Trail the series against # 35 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool G Beligratis/Michalopoulos 26 Amore/Lione 23, Q5 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 38 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Pedrosa/Teixeira 10 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:50
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 8 Amore/Lione Q23 Pedrosa/Teixeira Q9 21-14, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 42 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 Amore/Lione Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # 46 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:46
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Amore/Lione Q20 22-20, 23-25, 15-13 1:11