European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 24 - 26, 2007
(17) 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: 121
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Alanya 2006)
Career Winnings: US$191,637.45
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: 71
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Alanya 2006)
Career Winnings: US$149,221.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157CQMoney
CEV901100232000000 US$37,977.41
FIVB38000231851023211 US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S202000000000000 US$5,400.00
Overall490312331171023211 US$230,577.41
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Matteo Varnier - 3rd Riccardo Lione - 3rd
2006 Andrea Tomatis - 4th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 19 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 4 13th 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 7 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 1 Inocencio Lario / Javier Luna, Spain (16) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:41
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (1) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 20-22 1:21
Fri, 8/24/2007 Contender 1 Robert Kufa / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (18) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:35
Sat, 8/25/2007 Contender 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (10) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 11-26 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-4
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Lione/Varnier 17 21-18, 16-21, 22-20 1:21
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 24 Lione/Varnier 21 21-15, 21-17 0:49
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 27 Lione/Varnier 22 21-11, 21-18 0:34
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 4 Lione/Varnier 7 23-21, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Lione/Varnier 7 21-13, 17-21, 15-5 0:56
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Kais/Vesik 19 Lione/Varnier 30 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
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
Series tied with # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 27 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
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
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 13 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 Lione/Varnier 19 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
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 # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 10 Lione/Varnier 17 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Trail the series against # 11 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-18 1:01
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Lione/Varnier 27 21-16, 21-12 0:33
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Lione/Varnier 21 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Lione/Varnier 15 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Lario/Luna, Spain 1-0
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 17 Lario/Luna 16 21-14, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 17 Kufa/Rotrekl 18 21-11, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Lione/Varnier 19 14-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:53
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 21 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Kubala/Pavlas 12 Lione/Varnier 4 27-25, 19-21, 23-21 1:20
Trail the series against # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-2
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Lione/Varnier 1 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Babich/Nikolaev 11 25-23, 21-14 0:47
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Trail the series against # 23 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Lione/Varnier 27 21-17, 21-14 0:40
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Lione/Varnier 30 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 3-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Benes/Benes 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 3 Lione/Varnier 1 21-18, 24-22 0:42
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Benes/Benes 11 21-12, 27-25 0:43
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57