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July 24 - 29, 2007

(30) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$122,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	3	2	1	1	US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,400.00
Overall	40	0	2	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	3	2	1	1	US$192,600.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Eugenio Amore - 41st	Did not play
2002	Eugenio Amore - 25th	Did not play
2005	Matteo Varnier - 33rd	Riccardo Lione - 33rd
2006	Matteo Varnier - 9th	Riccardo Lione - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	14	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	21	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	11	9th	240	US$6,000.00
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

Gstaad World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/24/2007	Pool S	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (19)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 8-15	0:48
Wed, 7/25/2007	Pool S	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:44
Thu, 7/26/2007	Pool S	Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (43)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:52

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Eugenio Amore - 17th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Paolo Nicolai - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	30	33rd	50	US$4,800.00

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 21-35 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	7	21-11, 33-31	0:51
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	9	21-15, 21-14	0:43
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-5
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Neto	3	Lione/Varnier	24	21-18, 21-15	0:43
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cunha/Neto	4	Lione/Varnier	12	21-11, 21-17	0:47
6/18/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Neto	3	Lione/Varnier	7	21-19, 21-15	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Cunha/Neto	3	Lione/Varnier	7	21-19, 21-15	0:51
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-12	0:38
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:14
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Lione/Varnier	Q48	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool S	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Lione/Varnier	30	21-15, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Heuscher/Heyer	5	Lione/Varnier	21	21-13, 21-16	0:38
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 3	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Lione/Varnier	15	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 2-3
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	12	Lione/Varnier	21	23-21, 21-17	0:44
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	3	Lione/Varnier	11	21-17, 21-15	0:44
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Wu/Xu	11	Lione/Varnier	22	21-16, 22-20	0:43
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	24	Wu/Xu	8	21-16, 21-16	0:42
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-2
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Lambert/Metzger	6	Lione/Varnier	22	25-27, 21-19, 16-14	1:09
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	6	Lione/Varnier	8	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	12	Lambert/Metzger	5	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	9	Baracetti/Conde	8	21-17, 21-18	0:50
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Baracetti/Conde	17	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:19
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	15	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	18	Lione/Varnier	15	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:07
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	12	Schacht/Slack	5	16-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Schacht/Slack	7	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-16, 18-21, 21-19	1:18
Trail the series against # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	24	Lione/Varnier	21	21-15, 21-17	0:49
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Klemperer/Koreng	27	Lione/Varnier	22	21-11, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	24	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-18, 33-31	0:59
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool S	Kais/Vesik	19	Lione/Varnier	30	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:48
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	10	Lione/Varnier	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	8	Lione/Varnier	7	22-20, 21-19	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Kais/Vesik	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:00
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Gartmayer	9	Lione/Varnier	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Lione/Varnier	15	21-16, 21-17	0:43
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	Lione/Varnier	7	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 5	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Series tied with # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Cadieux/Heese	17	Lione/Varnier	15	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:15
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Cadieux/Heese	28, Q3	21-18, 21-19	0:50
Series tied with # 32 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Pedrosa/Rosas	24, Q4	Lione/Varnier	8	31-29, 21-15	0:59
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	7	Pedrosa/Rosas	10	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:04
Series tied with # 36 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-2
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	Lione/Varnier	14	21-17, 21-19	0:44
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Lione/Varnier	7	21-16, 21-16	0:33
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	21	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28	22-20, 16-21, 15-8	0:53
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Deulofeu/Salvetti	9	Lione/Varnier	24	22-20, 21-17	0:48
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	8	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q15	21-15, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 41 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	7	Alvarez/Munder	26	21-18, 32-30	0:59
Lead the series against # 43 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool S	Lione/Varnier	30	Biza/Lebl	43	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 44 Huth/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Huth/Schneider	30, Q12	Lione/Varnier	14	26-24, 21-16	0:53
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-23, 21-11, 15-9	0:56