European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(8) 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: 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: 9
Tournaments: 71
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Alanya 2006)
Career Winnings: US$149,221.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157CQMoney
CEV901100232000000 US$37,977.41
FIVB38000231851023211 US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S202000000000000 US$5,400.00
Overall490312331171023211 US$230,577.41
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 1998 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
FIVB 1999 Matteo De Cecco - 37th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 6 7th 50 € 2,475.00
FIVB C&S 7/22-24/2005 Italy Satellite 4 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q26 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/15-17/2005 Italy Challenger 19 2nd 54 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q25 57th 4 US$0.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 13 3rd 80 € 5,850.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Ruslan Daianov / Stanislav Eremin, Russia (9) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 8/27/2005 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:45
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 3 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (13) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 8/27/2005 Contender 4 John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (24) Lost 21-15, 33-35, 13-15 1:16
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 9-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 8 21-16, 21-16 0:45
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 13 20-22, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 13 Canet/Hamel 3 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 13 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Daianov/Eremin, Russia 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 8 Daianov/Eremin 9 21-13, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 8 Galli/Raffaelli 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 13 Caravano/Conte 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 15 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 13 Indra/Wachter 25-23, 21-17 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 22 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-1
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Babich/Nikolaev 11 25-23, 21-14 0:47
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Series tied with # 24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-1
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 24 Lione/Varnier 8 15-21, 35-33, 15-13 1:16
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Lione/Varnier 13 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 10 21-13, 21-15 0:40