European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 German Masters powered by Smart
June 17 - 21, 2009
(14, Q11) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 17th
FIVB 2008 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters Q10 21st 60 € 0.00
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
German Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/18/2009 Qualifier 1 Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q22) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Thu, 6/18/2009 Qualifier 2 Jan Schnider / Andreas Sutter, Switzerland (Q6) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Thu, 6/18/2009 Qualifier 3 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (Q30) Won 23-21 Retired 0:34
Fri, 6/19/2009 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3) Lost 12-21, 24-26 0:43
Fri, 6/19/2009 Contender 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (11) Won 21-19, 15-21, 20-18 1:09
Fri, 6/19/2009 Contender 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Sat, 6/20/2009 Contender 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (5) Won 21-16, 21-23, 15-12 1:04
Sat, 6/20/2009 Contender 4 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (2) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier lead the series against the field 11-4 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 21-17, 21-13 0:40
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 21-12, 26-24 0:43
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-16, 21-23, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Benes/Kubala 9 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-19, 15-21, 20-18 1:09
Lead the series against # 12, Q4 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 Schnider/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 2 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Schnider/Sutter Q6 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q22 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 1 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Dumek/Tichy Q22 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q30 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 3 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q30 23-21 Retired 0:34