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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008

(16) 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th	Did not play
1999	Matteo De Cecco - 37th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	17	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	16	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/3/2008	Pool A	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (17)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-12	1:02
Thu, 7/3/2008	Pool A	Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (32, Q23)	Won 21-10, 19-21, 15-9	0:48
Fri, 7/4/2008	Pool A	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:41
Fri, 7/4/2008	Winner 1	Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q5)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 12-15	1:19

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	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	$45,100.00	20	19	51.3 %
Total	FIVB	38	0	0	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	7	$187,200.00	79	76	51.0 %
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
9	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	$22,550.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	$22,550.00
104	0	2	1	2	6	24	29	18	22	$159,595.00	Total	Total	45	0	3	0	2	5	15	10	2	8	$105,600.00

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	57.6%	8	24.2%	6	18.2%	27-6	81.8%	8	15.7%	6	11.8%	37	72.5%	8-43	15.7%	38-70	35.2%	32-24	57.1%	0	2	35-49	41.7%

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 35-49 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lione/Varnier	16	21-12, 21-14	0:41
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lione/Varnier	17	21-13, 21-16	0:37
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lione/Varnier	16	21-13, 21-14	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	11	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
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 2-5
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	3	Lione/Varnier	19	21-17, 21-19	0:47
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	3	Lione/Varnier	11	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	11	Kais/Vesik	6	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
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 # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Lione/Varnier	11	De Gruijter/Ronnes	8	21-11, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-4
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	6	Lione/Varnier	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	1:02
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	11	Lione/Varnier	19	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
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 # 15 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 # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-4
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Lione/Varnier	16	Heuscher/Heyer	17	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	1:02
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	21	Lione/Varnier	16	22-20, 21-12	0:40
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 2-4
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Lione/Varnier	16	Herrera/Mesa	17	21-19, 17-21, 15-8	0:58
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	9	Lione/Varnier	8	21-19, 19-21, 8-0 Retired	1:11
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
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Lione/Varnier	11	Insfran/Neto	7	21-18, 21-17	0:53
Series tied with # 20 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 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Laciga/Schnider	16	Lione/Varnier	17	22-20, 15-21, 15-12	0:57
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q2	Lione/Varnier	21	23-21, 21-18	1:01
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	8	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:46
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 # 23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	19	Brenha/Maia	13	15-21, 21-16, 18-16	1:02
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 5	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 26, Q8 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 # 27, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	10	Lione/Varnier	23	21-16, 21-17	0:52
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	24	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-18, 33-31	0:59
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-2
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	16	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:19
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	8	Deulofeu/Salvetti	23	21-15, 21-18	0:42
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	11	Hoyer/Soderberg	27, Q6	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 32, Q23 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Lione/Varnier	16	Karasev/Zaitsev	32, Q23	21-10, 19-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # Q1 "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 # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	11	Dugrip/Gagliano	22	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	19	Berg/Brinkborg	20	17-21, 22-20, 18-16	1:04
Lead the series against # Q10 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