European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2007
(4) 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
2005 Matteo Varnier - 7th Riccardo Lione - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 7 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 7 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 1 9th 240 € 1,950.00
Russian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/1/2007 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (13) Lost 26-24, 15-21, 13-15 1:01
Fri, 6/1/2007 Contender 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (12) Lost 25-27, 21-19, 21-23 1:20
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 13-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 4 Lione/Varnier 7 23-21, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Lione/Varnier 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 8 Lione/Varnier 7 22-20, 21-19 0:39
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lione/Varnier 7 21-16, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:05
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 3-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Benes/Benes 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 12 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Kubala/Pavlas 12 Lione/Varnier 4 27-25, 19-21, 23-21 1:20
Trail the series against # 13 Arkaev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Arkaev/Zaitsev 13 Lione/Varnier 4 24-26, 21-15, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 8 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Blauel/Huber Q19 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 19 Blauel/Huber 14 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q15 21-15, 21-16 0:42