Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 3 - 8, 2007
(11) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Eugenio Amore - 25th Did not play
2006 Eugenio Amore - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Montréal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2007 Winner 1 Steve Delaney / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (22) Won 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:01
Thu, 7/5/2007 Winner 2 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (27, Q6) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 7/6/2007 Winner 3 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:44
Fri, 7/6/2007 Contender 4 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (15) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 15-15 (Lead 8 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 # 3 Wu/Xu, China 2-2
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 3 Lione/Varnier 11 21-17, 21-15 0:44
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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 "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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Cadieux/Heese 17 Lione/Varnier 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:15
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 15 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Insfran/de Paula 15 Lione/Varnier 11 21-13, 21-16 0:51
Series tied with # 17 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 # 21 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 # 22 Delaney/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 11 Delaney/VanHuizen 22 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:01
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 27, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 15 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 21-11, 21-19 0:39