European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2006
(1) 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 Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 6 2nd 540 € 8,150.00
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
German Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (16) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8) Lost 13-21, 21-15, 12-15 1:04
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (3) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:42
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 8-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 2-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 3 Lione/Varnier 1 21-18, 24-22 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-2
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Lione/Varnier 1 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
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 # 9 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 8 Galli/Raffaelli 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Krug/Urbatzka 3 25-23, 21-15 0:39