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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

Resides:

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 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sanremo

Resides:

Arma di Taggia IM

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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	7	13	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	7	9	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	8	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	8	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	7	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	9	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	1	9	240	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	6	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	5	9	140	US$5,250.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	7, Q14	4	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	Q12	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	29, Q14	5	240	US$10,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	8	7	100	€ 4,000.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	6	7	50	€ 2,475.00
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	4	2	18	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q26	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	19	2	54	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q25	57	4	US$0.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	13	3	80	€ 5,850.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q48	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open		CQ	0	US$0.00

Russian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish 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
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian 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
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	10	Lione/Varnier	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	8	Lione/Varnier	7	22-20, 21-19	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco 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
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Lione/Varnier	7	21-16, 21-16	0:33
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish 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
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria 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
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	7	Benes/Benes	10	21-18, 21-14	0:38
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Benes/Benes	3	Lione/Varnier	1	21-18, 24-22	0:42
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	6	Benes/Benes	11	21-12, 27-25	0:43
7/7/05	CEV	Spanish 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
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Babich/Nikolaev	8	Lione/Varnier	1	21-13, 15-21, 15-12	1:04
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	6	Babich/Nikolaev	11	25-23, 21-14	0:47
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland 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
6/1/07	CEV	Russian 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
6/1/07	CEV	Russian 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
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian 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
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Blauel/Huber	Q19	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	19	Blauel/Huber	14	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	8	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q15	21-15, 21-16	0:42