European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(19) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 144
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$612,421.38
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1130121020110 US$108,590.95
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Overall103691162122701551 US$1,102,265.95
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2008 Did not play Francesco Giontella - 17th
FIVB 2010 Did not play Matteo Martino - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16, Q14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 28, Q11 7th 300 US$7,600.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool L David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (14) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool L Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (3) Lost 24-22, 13-21, 16-18 0:52
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool L Geir Eithun / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (30) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool L Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Lupo/Nicolai 19 22-24, 21-13, 18-16 0:52
Lead the series against # 5 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Huber/Seidl 32 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-8, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool L Klemperer/Koreng 14 Lupo/Nicolai 19 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 27 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 30 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool L Eithun/Hoidalen 30 Lupo/Nicolai 19 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Lupo/Nicolai 14 Doppler/Mellitzer 30 21-15, 21-18 0:37