Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010
(24) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 41st
2006 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 17th
2008 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 23 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 9 5th 360 US$9,100.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 1 Peng Gao / Jian Li, China (9) Lost 16-21, 27-29 0:50
Wed, 5/5/2010 Contender 1 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (25, Q4) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:41
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (10) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 Nicolai/Varnier 23 28-26, 21-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Gao/Li, China 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gao/Li 9 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-16, 29-27 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 10 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-14, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Nicolai/Varnier 23 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 24 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 21-18, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q5 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 23 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Boersma/Paulides 24 21-16, 21-19 0:41