European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Masters
May 17 - 21, 2006
(6) 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 Alanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 1996 Alessandro Rigo - 25th Did not play
FIVB 1997 Andrea Ghiurghi - 5th Did not play
FIVB 1998 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
2005 Did not play Riccardo Fenili - 27th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 5 9th 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 7, Q14 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q12 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 29, Q14 5th 240 US$10,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 8 7th 100 € 4,000.00
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
Turkish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/19/2006 Winner 1 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-12, 27-25 0:43
Fri, 5/19/2006 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3) Won 21-18, 10-21, 15-13 1:12
Sat, 5/20/2006 Winner 3 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10) Won 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:05
Sat, 5/20/2006 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Sun, 5/21/2006 Gold Medal Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 12-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-4
5/21/06CEVTurkish Masters Gold Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 6 21-14, 21-19 0:46
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 4 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:49
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 # 2 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 # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 6 Heuscher/Kobel 3 21-18, 10-21, 15-13 1:12
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:05
Lead the series against # 11 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 2-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Benes/Benes 11 21-12, 27-25 0:43
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Series tied with 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
Lead the series against Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 8 Galli/Raffaelli 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 3 Horrem/Pettersen 12 Lione/Varnier 6 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 13 Indra/Wachter 25-23, 21-17 0:51