European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(12) 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters Q2 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 20 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 32 17th 200 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 14, Q11 5th 360 € 2,800.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool D David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:48
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (5) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 22-24 1:09
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool D Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (13) Won 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 0:49
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier trail the series against the field 5-8 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 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
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Nicolai/Varnier 14, Q11 21-12, 26-24 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Klemperer/Koreng 4 Nicolai/Varnier 12 21-17, 23-21 0:48
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 # 5 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 0-1
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Barsuk/Koshkarev 5 Nicolai/Varnier 12 19-21, 21-17, 24-22 1:09
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-14, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Nicolai/Varnier 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga 13 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool H Nicolai/Varnier 32 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:53