European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Austrian Masters presented by Autohaus Bierbaum
June 3 - 7, 2009
(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 Baden Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 9 5th 360 US$9,100.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 15, Q10 13th 180 € 800.00
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/4/2009 Qualifier 1 Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (Q23) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 6/4/2009 Qualifier 2 Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (Q7) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 22-24 1:00
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier lead the series against the field 6-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Series tied with # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Gavira/Herrera 11 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 10 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 27-25, 21-15 0:53
Lead the series against # Q3 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 2-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Boersma/Paulides 24 21-16, 21-19 0:41
5/7/09CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Nicolai/Varnier 15, Q10 Boersma/Paulides Q2 21-17, 24-22 0:52
Trail the series against # Q7 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 0-1
6/4/09CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Babich/Mykhaylov Q7 Nicolai/Varnier Q10 16-21, 21-15, 24-22 1:00
Lead the series against # Q13 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 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
6/4/09CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 1 Nicolai/Varnier Q10 Joosen/Melis Q23 21-15, 21-17 0:40