Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(9) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Matteo Varnier - 9th Riccardo Lione - 9th
2007 Matteo Varnier - 13th Riccardo Lione - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 16 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 23 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 23 7th 300 US$8,000.00
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
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (24, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (8) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:43
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (26) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:48
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 3 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (18) Lost 24-22, 18-21, 8-15 1:07
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 29-42 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 16 21-13, 21-15 0:34
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 # 4 Wu/Xu, China 2-4
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 7 Lione/Varnier 23 21-18, 21-16 0:42
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 12 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-17 0:44
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 # 6 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 # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 Lione/Varnier 9 21-19, 21-17 0:43
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 2 Lione/Varnier 23 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-5
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 23 Cunha/Neto 10 21-18, 24-22 0:53
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 # 14 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-3
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 9 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:07
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
Series tied with # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Lione/Varnier 14 21-17, 21-19 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 16 Horrem/Maaseide 15 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti 22 21-18, 21-13 0:36
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Lione/Varnier 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 22-20, 16-21, 15-8 0:53
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 # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 26 Li/Zhou, China 4-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 9 Li/Zhou 26 21-18, 21-12 0:48
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 16 Li/Zhou 9 23-25, 21-19, 15-9 1:00
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 21 Li/Zhou 12 21-19, 23-21 0:51
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Lione/Varnier 27 Li/Zhou 22 16-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 28, Q14 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 # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 23 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-17, 21-16 0:49
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
Series tied with # Q6 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 16 Asahi/Shiratori 17 21-9, 21-15 0:35
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Asahi/Shiratori 25, Q3 Lione/Varnier 23 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Lione/Varnier 21 32-30, 24-22 1:11
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 # Q15 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 23 Kubala/Pavlas 26, Q9 21-15, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # Q16 Huth/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Huth/Schneider 30, Q12 Lione/Varnier 14 26-24, 21-16 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 23 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 9, Q12 20-22, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 8 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q19 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 5 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q28 Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Blauel/Huber Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 19 Blauel/Huber 14 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q41 Kovacev/Zukovskij, Croatia 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 15 Kovacev/Zukovskij 31 21-9, 21-16 0:33