European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009
(15, Q10) 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: 176
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$784,367.89
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 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
CEV500001011020 US$7,531.31
FIVB700001000501 US$33,900.00
Overall1200002011521 US$41,431.31
Previous Gran Canaria Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 9th
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/7/2009 Qualifier 1 Guido Mopman / Sven Vismans, Netherlands (Q23) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:43
Thu, 5/7/2009 Qualifier 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (Q7) Won 24-22, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 5/7/2009 Qualifier 3 Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (Q2) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:52
Fri, 5/8/2009 Winner 1 Christoph Dieckmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (2) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:37
Fri, 5/8/2009 Contender 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (10) Lost 25-27, 15-21 0:53
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Dieckmann/Matysik 2 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 10 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 27-25, 21-15 0:53
Lead the series against # Q2 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 Boersma/Paulides Q2 21-17, 24-22 0:52
Lead the series against # Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q7 24-22, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q23 Mopman/Vismans, Netherlands 1-0
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 Mopman/Vismans Q23 21-15, 21-14 0:43