Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(22) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Matteo De Cecco - 41st Did not play
2001 Eugenio Amore - 37th Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 33rd Did not play
2006 Matteo Varnier - 5th Riccardo Lione - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 24 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool F Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (11) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:43
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool F Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (6) Lost 27-25, 19-21, 14-16 1:09
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool F David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (27) Lost 11-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 18-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 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  
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-5
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-15 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Lione/Varnier 15 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 22 25-27, 21-19, 16-14 1:09
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 8 21-15, 21-16 0:39
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 12 Lambert/Metzger 5 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lione/Varnier 7 21-16, 21-16 0:33
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 # 11 Wu/Xu, China 2-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 11 Lione/Varnier 22 21-16, 22-20 0:43
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 15, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Lione/Varnier 15 21-16, 21-17 0:43
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # 16 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, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 18 Lione/Varnier 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:07
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Lione/Varnier 12 Schacht/Slack 5 16-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:57
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Schacht/Slack 7 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 1:18
Lead the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q7 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Series tied with # 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 Lione/Varnier 24 22-20, 21-17 0:48
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q15 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 27 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 27 Lione/Varnier 22 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # Q8 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Alvarez/Munder 26 21-18, 32-30 0:59
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 8 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58