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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 (53 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 (46 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

Awards

Top Rookie 2005

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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Matteo Varnier - 9th	Riccardo Lione - 9th
2007	Matteo Varnier - 13th	Riccardo Lione - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	1	0	$66,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	2	2	1	5	5	5	1	0	$115,850.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00
Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	40	0	2	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	0	$192,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Riccardo Lione												Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,775.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
18	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	4	0	$43,425.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	0	$38,375.00
84	0	0	0	2	5	20	22	15	0	$113,570.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	2	5	11	7	2	0	$73,275.00
3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,125.00	Challenger	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
109	0	2	1	2	6	24	33	19	0	$165,645.00	Total	53	0	3	0	2	6	15	15	3	0	$122,550.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	$27,250.00	24	12	66.7 %
2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00	9	2	81.8 %
2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	$53,550.00	16	16	50.0 %
2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	2	1	$61,300.00	19	29	39.6 %
2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$11,900.00	6	6	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	32	0	0	0	2	2	1	7	4	7	2	7	$154,000.00	65	63	50.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00	9	2	81.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Riccardo Lione													Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$7,250.00	1996	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$525.00	1996	FIVB C&S
9	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	$13,000.00	1997	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	1997	FIVB C&S
13	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	3	0	$19,675.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00	1999	FIVB
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	$6,375.00	2001	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	$8,320.00	2002	FIVB
9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
9	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	0	$31,275.00	2006	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	0	$33,775.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	2	1	$30,650.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	2	1	$30,650.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$5,950.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$5,950.00
98	0	2	1	2	5	22	26	18	22	$142,995.00	Total	Total	39	0	3	0	2	4	13	7	2	8	$89,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	44	58.7%	18	24.0%	13	17.3%	62-13	82.7%	16	20.8%	9	11.7%	52	67.5%	16-61	20.8%	44-52	45.8%	34-22	60.7%	1	2	79-76	51.0%
2007-2008	23	59.0%	7	17.9%	9	23.1%	30-9	76.9%	9	19.1%	5	10.6%	33	70.2%	9-38	19.1%	23-33	41.1%	16-14	53.3%	0	1	39-48	44.8%
Against the Field	19	52.8%	9	25.0%	8	22.2%	28-8	77.8%	9	15.8%	6	10.5%	42	73.7%	9-48	15.8%	38-78	32.8%	36-28	56.3%	1	2	38-55	40.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	12	15	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	25
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	1	9	5	3	0	0	0	18	21	0	2	0	2	0	0	61	49
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Total	1	1	9	5	16	17	0	0	30	30	2	2	0	2	0	2	88	78

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 29-42 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	16	21-13, 21-15	0:34
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 # 4 Wu/Xu, China 2-4
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	7	Lione/Varnier	23	21-18, 21-16	0:42
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 # 6 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 # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	Lione/Varnier	9	21-19, 21-17	0:43
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	2	Lione/Varnier	23	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:57
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Lione/Varnier	27	21-17, 21-14	0:40
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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Lione/Varnier	19	14-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:53
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 # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-5
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	23	Cunha/Neto	10	21-18, 24-22	0:53
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 # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland 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
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Lione/Varnier	27	21-16, 21-12	0:33
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 # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-3
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	18	Lione/Varnier	9	22-24, 21-18, 15-8	1:07
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Lione/Varnier	27	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China 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
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Lione/Varnier	23	Deulofeu/Salvetti	22	21-18, 21-13	0:36
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	9	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:42
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	Lione/Varnier	19	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
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 # 26 Li/Zhou, China 4-0
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	9	Li/Zhou	26	21-18, 21-12	0:48
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	16	Li/Zhou	9	23-25, 21-19, 15-9	1:00
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	21	Li/Zhou	12	21-19, 23-21	0:51
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
10/25/06	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
Lead the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-1
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	23	Cadieux/Heese	18	21-17, 21-16	0:49
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 # Q6 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	16	Asahi/Shiratori	17	21-9, 21-15	0:35
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide 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
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Lione/Varnier	21	32-30, 24-22	1:11
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece 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
8/30/07	FIVB	St. 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
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille 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
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	23	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	9, Q12	20-22, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian 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
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	5	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q28 Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Blauel/Huber	Q19	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy 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
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Lione/Varnier	15	Kovacev/Zukovskij	31	21-9, 21-16	0:33