Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(29, Q14) Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
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
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 FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$122,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157CQMoney
FIVB38000231851023211 US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S202000000000000 US$5,400.00
Overall40020231851023211 US$192,600.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/22-24/2005 Italy Satellite 4 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q26 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/15-17/2005 Italy Challenger 19 2nd 54 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q25 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q48 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q34 41st 12 US$0.00
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Qualifier 1 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (Q19) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
Wed, 8/31/2005 Qualifier 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (Q3) Won 21-14, 19-21, 16-14 0:57
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:49
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (20, Q2) Won 21-23, 21-11, 15-9 0:56
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (19) Won 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 1:00
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 3 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 4 Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (8) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:51
Sat, 9/3/2005 Contender 5 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (16) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Sat, 9/3/2005 Contender 6 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 19-21 1:18
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 11-6 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Schacht/Slack 7 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 1:18
Lead the series against # 8 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Bosma/Ortiz 8 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis, Greece 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 1 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis Q40 Lione/Varnier Q25 21-12, 17-21, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 12, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 3-2
7/24/05FIVB C&SItaly Satellite Gold Medal Amore/Fenili 3 Lione/Varnier 4 23-21, 21-13 0:46
7/17/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 19 Amore/Fenili 6, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 19 Amore/Fenili 6, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:52
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Lione/Varnier Q48 Amore/Fenili 21-16, 21-17 0:42
6/7/05FIVBCroatia Open Country Quota Amore/Fenili Q41 Lione/Varnier 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Baracetti/Depiaggio 19 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-23, 21-11, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo Q3 21-14, 19-21, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # Q19 Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Blauel/Huber Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 19 Blauel/Huber 14 21-18, 21-17 0:37