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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 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

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 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sanremo

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

Awards

Top Rookie 2005

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	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

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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	1	0	$66,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	2	2	1	5	5	5	1	0	$115,850.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00
Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Total	42	0	2	0	2	3	2	8	6	10	2	0	$198,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Riccardo Lione												Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,775.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
18	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	4	0	$43,425.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	1	0	$38,375.00
84	0	0	0	2	5	20	22	15	0	$113,570.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	2	5	11	7	2	0	$73,275.00
3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,125.00	Challenger	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,250.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Satellite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$4,375.00
112	0	2	1	2	7	25	34	19	0	$169,145.00	Total	57	0	3	0	2	7	17	16	3	0	$126,925.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	$27,250.00	24	12	66.7 %
2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00	9	2	81.8 %
2005	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$12,325.00	11	6	64.7 %
2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	$53,550.00	16	16	50.0 %
2006	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,100.00	5	3	62.5 %
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,250.00	1	4	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	17	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	1	2	0	6	$85,300.00	42	30	58.3 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00	9	2	81.8 %
Total	CEV	7	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	$25,675.00	17	13	56.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Riccardo Lione													Matteo Varnier
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$7,250.00	1996	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$525.00	1996	FIVB C&S
9	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	$13,000.00	1997	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	1997	FIVB C&S
13	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	3	0	$19,675.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00	1999	FIVB
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$337.50	1999	CEV
											1999	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2000	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6	$6,375.00	2001	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	$8,320.00	2002	FIVB
9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6	$13,625.00
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00	2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,700.00
3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,162.50	2005	CEV	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	$6,162.50
9	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	0	$31,275.00	2006	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	0	$33,775.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
4	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$7,675.00	2006	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00
93	0	3	2	3	6	20	22	16	21	$124,445.00	Total	Total	35	0	4	1	2	6	11	3	0	8	$68,237.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	13	54.2%	7	29.2%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	2	13.3%	4	26.7%	9	60.0%	2-13	13.3%	13-9	59.1%	9-8	52.9%	1	0	23-17	57.5%
2006-2007	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	4	50.0%	4	50.0%	0-8	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	2-5	28.6%	0	0	8-9	47.1%
Against the Field	5	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	0	0.0%	3	50.0%	3	50.0%	0-6	0.0%	10-6	62.5%	4-8	33.3%	0	0	7-7	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	12	15	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	25
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	1	9	5	3	0	0	0	18	21	0	2	0	2	0	0	61	49
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Total	1	1	9	5	16	17	0	0	32	32	2	2	0	2	0	2	92	82

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 13-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

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