Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 10 - 15, 2008
(16) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Andrea Ghiurghi - 9th Did not play
1998 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
1999 Matteo De Cecco - 57th Did not play
2001 Eugenio Amore - 41st Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 25th Did not play
2007 Matteo Varnier - 17th Riccardo Lione - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 11 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 8 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 19 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 9 13th 180 US$3,900.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool A Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (17) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:58
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool A Sebastian Dollinger / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (32, Q31) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Fri, 6/13/2008 Pool A Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:43
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (21) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 40-53 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Lione/Varnier 16 21-13, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 11 21-17, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
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 2-5
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 3 Lione/Varnier 19 21-17, 21-19 0:47
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 # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 3 Lione/Varnier 11 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-4
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 Lione/Varnier 8 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 1:02
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 11 Lione/Varnier 19 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 1:01
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 17 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-4
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Lione/Varnier 16 Herrera/Mesa 17 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:58
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 19-21, 8-0 Retired 1:11
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
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 11 Kais/Vesik 6 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-4
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 21 Lione/Varnier 16 22-20, 21-12 0:40
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 # 22, Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 8 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 21-19, 21-12 0:46
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 # 24, 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 # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 10 Lione/Varnier 23 21-16, 21-17 0:52
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q19 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 # 30, Q8 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23 21-15, 21-18 0:42
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
Series tied with # 31, Q17 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 # 32, Q31 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Lione/Varnier 16 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 32, Q31 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 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 # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 8 21-11, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # Q9 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 11 Dugrip/Gagliano 22 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
Series tied with # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Berg/Brinkborg 20 17-21, 22-20, 18-16 1:04
Lead the series against # Q13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Brenha/Maia 13 15-21, 21-16, 18-16 1:02
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Metzger/Williams, United States 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 19 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 12-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # Q18 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 2-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 8 Kubala/Pavlas 25, Q6 17-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 23 Kubala/Pavlas 26, Q9 21-15, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # Q21 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 # 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