Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(Q5) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Gianni Mascagna - 25th
1997 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th
1998 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th
2001 Riccardo Lione - 17th Eugenio Amore - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 40 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 2 Hayden Jones / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q37) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:35
Thu, 7/25/2002 Qualifier 3 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (24, Q12) Lost 16-21, 21-11, 16-18 0:50
Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 16-19 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 15 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 # 2 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 # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Amore/Lione 18 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 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 # 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 # 18 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24, Q12 Amore/Lione Q5 21-16, 11-21, 18-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 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 # 31 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
Trail the series against # Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-16, 21-12 0:28
Series tied with # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 Backer/Ronnes Q22 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Amore/Lione 23, Q5 Brink/Schneider Q21 29-27, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q20 Ingeborgrud/Loberg, Norway 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 Ingeborgrud/Loberg Q13 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q21 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 7 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q36 21-19, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # Q24 Razo/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 2-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Lione Q5 Razo/Rodriguez Ibarra Q28 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:49
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 Razo/Rodriguez Ibarra Q38 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q33 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 8 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q19 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q37 Jones/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Amore/Lione Q5 Jones/Pitman Q37 21-17, 22-20 0:35