Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(16) 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
2002 Riccardo Lione - 17th Eugenio Amore - 17th
2006 Riccardo Fenili - 9th Did not play
2007 Riccardo Bizzotto - 33rd Matteo Varnier - 25th
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (17) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15 1:02
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 1 Kristian Knudsen / Lars Mayland, Denmark (32, Q22) Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (18) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:40
Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Amore/Lione 8 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Lione 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q3 21-14, 25-23 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 17 Amore/Lione 16 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Amore/Lione 16 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 32, Q22 Knudsen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Amore/Lione 16 Knudsen/Mayland 32, Q22 15-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:57