Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(12) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Eugenio Amore - 41st Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 25th Did not play
2005 Matteo Varnier - 33rd Riccardo Lione - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 7 4th 420 US$12,000.00
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
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (21, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 2 Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (5) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:05
Fri, 6/23/2006 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (4) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:47
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 4 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 17-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 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 # 3 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 # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-4
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Lione/Varnier 12 21-11, 21-17 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 5 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 12 Lambert/Metzger 5 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:05
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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Lione/Varnier 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
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 # 13 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q15 Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Lopes/Solberg 26, Q20 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20, Q4 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, Q9 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 29 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 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
Lead the series against # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q11 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 # Q14 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