Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 14 - 19, 2009
(17) Paolo Nicolai/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
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: 53
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$122,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB70000100051 US$33,900.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 32 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 9 5th 360 US$9,100.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool A Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (16) Won 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 0:57
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool A Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:46
Fri, 7/17/2009 Pool A Roman Arkaev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (32) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (13) Lost 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Marques 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Gavira/Herrera 11 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Nicolai/Varnier 17 Lochhead/Pitman 16 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 22, Q8 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 37 Nicolai/Varnier 32 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 32 Arkaev/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Nicolai/Varnier 17 Arkaev/Likholetov 32 21-15, 21-13 0:34