Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005
(5) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 7, Q14 4th 280 US$12,000.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool E Stephane Canet / Gregory Gagliano, France (28, Q6) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:43
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool E Roman Arkaev / Dmitry Karasev, Russia (21) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:56
Fri, 11/25/2005 Pool E Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (12, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 11/25/2005 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:55
Series tied with # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Gibb/Metzger 4 Lione/Varnier 5 21-14, 21-16 0:45
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Gibb/Metzger 5 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12, Q1 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Lione/Varnier 5 Asahi/Watanabe 12, Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:41
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 Lione/Varnier Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 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 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 # 20 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 # 21 Arkaev/Karasev, Russia 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Lione/Varnier 5 Arkaev/Karasev 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Canet/Gagliano, France 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Lione/Varnier 5 Canet/Gagliano 28, Q6 21-19, 21-13 0:43