European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006
(4) Riccardo Lione/Andrea Tomatis, 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
Andrea Tomatis
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 9, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Milan
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 106
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)
Career CEV Best: 4th (Valencia 2006)
Career Winnings: US$114,527.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV10001000000 US$5,367.75
FIVB10000000001 US$2,000.00
Overall20001000001 US$7,367.75
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Sandro Cordovana - 17th
2005 Matteo Varnier - 3rd Giuseppe Bua - 19th
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Teis Corneliussen / Martin Simonsen, Denmark (13) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 2 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (12) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 7/22/2006 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:37
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 4 Javier Luna / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (5) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 1:02
Sat, 7/22/2006 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 12-21, 21-16, 10-15 0:48
Sun, 7/23/2006 Bronze Medal Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 21-19, 7-21, 8-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Bronze Medal Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Tomatis 4 19-21, 21-7, 15-8 1:02
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Tomatis 4 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Lione/Tomatis 4 21-12, 16-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Lione/Tomatis 4 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 5 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Lione/Tomatis 4 Goranson/Hoidalen 12 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Corneliussen/Simonsen, Denmark 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Lione/Tomatis 4 Corneliussen/Simonsen 13 21-14, 21-18 0:42