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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Open
July 7 - 10, 2005

(13) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Alanya 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$149,221.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	9	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$37,977.41
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	49	0	3	1	2	3	3	11	7	10	2	3	2	1	1	US$230,577.41

Previous Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q48	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q34	41st	12	US$0.00

Spanish Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/7/2005	Qualifier 2	Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:51
Thu, 7/7/2005	Qualifier 3	Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 1	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (4)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 2	Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (12)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:35
Fri, 7/8/2005	Contender 2	Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (15)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:55
Sat, 7/9/2005	Contender 3	Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (9)	Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-5	0:50
Sat, 7/9/2005	Contender 4	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (3)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
Sat, 7/9/2005	Semi-Finals	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1)	Lost 22-20, 15-21, 7-15	0:55
Sun, 7/10/2005	Bronze Medal	John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (10)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:40

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	1	Lione/Varnier	13	20-22, 21-15, 15-7	0:55
Lead the series against # 3 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 4	Lione/Varnier	13	Canet/Hamel	3	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	13	Herrera/Mesa	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	13	Bosma/Ortiz	9	21-18, 15-21, 15-5	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Bronze Medal	Lione/Varnier	13	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	10	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Correa/Ruiz Nunez	12	Lione/Varnier	13	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	13	Caravano/Conte	15	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Qualifier 3	Lione/Varnier	13	Benes/Benes		21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/7/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Qualifier 2	Lione/Varnier	13	Indra/Wachter		25-23, 21-17	0:51