FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$20,000 Italy Satellite
July 22 - 24, 2005
(4) 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 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 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 Alba Adriatica Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Italy Satellite Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/23/2005 Winner 1 Roberto Marini / Natale Monopoli, Italy (13, Q6) Won 24-26, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Sat, 7/23/2005 Winner 2 Dan Casey / Adam Parkes, Canada (12, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Sat, 7/23/2005 Winner 3 Paolo Ficosecco / Marco Malavolta, Italy (8, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Sun, 7/24/2005 Semi-Finals Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Sun, 7/24/2005 Gold Medal Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (3) Lost 21-23, 13-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 8-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 7, Q1 Ghiurghi/Mascagna, Italy 1-0
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 4 Lione/Varnier 19 Ghiurghi/Mascagna 23, Q19 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 8, Q2 Ficosecco/Malavolta, Italy 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SItaly Satellite Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 4 Ficosecco/Malavolta 8, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 12, Q4 Casey/Parkes, Canada 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SItaly Satellite Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 4 Casey/Parkes 12, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Marini/Monopoli, Italy 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SItaly Satellite Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 4 Marini/Monopoli 13, Q6 24-26, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Pavlas/Svoboda, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/05FIVB C&SItaly Satellite Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 4 Pavlas/Svoboda 16 21-18, 21-14 0:31