Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 24 - 28, 2006
(8) 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
2005 Matteo Varnier - 4th Riccardo Lione - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$9,000.00
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
Mexico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/25/2006 Winner 1 Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (25) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 10/25/2006 Winner 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (24, Q4) Lost 29-31, 15-21 0:59
Thu, 10/26/2006 Contender 2 Sean Scott / Kevin Wong, United States (7) Lost 17-21, 26-24, 13-15 1:17
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 11-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-12 0:38
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 # 2 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  
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Scott/Wong, United States 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Scott/Wong 7 Lione/Varnier 8 21-17, 24-26, 15-13 1:17
Series tied with # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 21-16, 21-12 0:38
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-18, 21-18 0:42
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 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Alvarez/Villar 25 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 24, Q4 Lione/Varnier 8 31-29, 21-15 0:59
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 25 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 8 Peric/Steinocher 25 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44