Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(7) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Gianni Mascagna - 25th Did not play
1997 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
1998 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
2001 Eugenio Amore - 17th Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 33rd Did not play
2005 Matteo Varnier - 57th Riccardo Lione - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 5 9th 140 US$5,250.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 1 Nalbert Bitencourt / Luizao Correa, Brazil (26, Q11) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (10) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:04
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:14
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:51
Sat, 6/17/2006 Contender 6 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (12) Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
Sat, 6/17/2006 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 11-21, 31-33 0:51
Sun, 6/18/2006 Bronze Medal Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 15-15 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7 21-11, 33-31 0:51
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 9 21-15, 21-14 0:43
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:14
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-3
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:51
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 8 Lione/Varnier 7 22-20, 21-19 0:39
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 # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 9 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-17, 21-18 0:50
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 # 9 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 # 10 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q3 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 # 25, Q7 Cicola/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 9 Cicola/Tomatis 24 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Bitencourt/Correa 26, Q11 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Lione/Varnier 9 21-11, 21-13 0:49
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Bronze Medal Insfran/Marques 4 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 21-19, 21-19 0:55
Trail the series against Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Lopes/Solberg 26, Q20 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with # Q2 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