Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005
(7, 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 Acapulco Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Dio Lequaglie - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q12 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 29, Q14 5th 240 US$10,000.00
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
Acapulco Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/25/2005 Qualifier 1 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Vladimir Tchernichov, Italy (Q19) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:33
Tue, 10/25/2005 Qualifier 2 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (28, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (26, Q8) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:56
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 2 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (10, Q1) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 12-15 0:59
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 2 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (24) Won 21-15, 27-29, 15-10 1:03
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (17) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:19
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 4 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (5) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Fri, 10/28/2005 Contender 5 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (3) Won 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
Fri, 10/28/2005 Contender 6 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (14) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Fri, 10/28/2005 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost By Forfeit  
Sat, 10/29/2005 Bronze Medal Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:55
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 13-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # 3 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Gibb/Metzger 5 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 17 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Baracetti/Conde 17 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:19
Lead the series against # 18, 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 # 19, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 21, Q6 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Lione/Varnier Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24 21-15, 27-29, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 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 Cavaliere/Tchernichov, Italy 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Cavaliere/Tchernichov Q19 21-13, 21-12 0:33