Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(14) 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: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Did not play Matteo Martino - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 12 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 9 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 7 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 13 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool L Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (19, Q5) Lost 17-21, 25-27 0:41
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool L Cheng Chen / Wuqin Lin, China (30) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 5/11/2012 Pool L Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:35
Fri, 5/11/2012 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:35
Sat, 5/12/2012 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (20) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 5/12/2012 Winner 3 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (12) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Sun, 5/13/2012 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:31
Sun, 5/13/2012 Gold Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 29-19 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-16, 23-21 0:35
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:53
Series tied with # 2 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Santos 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 20-22, 19-17 0:59
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Cunha/Santos 4 23-21, 23-21 0:45
Series tied with # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-2
5/13/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-11, 21-16 0:31
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool L Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-15, 21-13 0:35
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 6 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 21-14, 21-15 0:29
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-11 0:34
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-4
5/13/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 14 Cerutti/Rego 5 21-16, 21-13 0:31
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-19, 21-13 0:35
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 21-13, 25-23 0:38
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-17, 21-18 0:32
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 5 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Lupo/Nicolai 7 23-25, 21-16, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 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 # 18 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-15, 21-12 0:33
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Boersma/Spijkers 26 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
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 # 19, Q5 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool L Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q5 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-17, 27-25 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-17, 21-15 0:34
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 24-22, 9-21, 15-9 0:48
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Chevallier/Heyer 20 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Chen/Lin, China 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool L Lupo/Nicolai 14 Chen/Lin 30 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31
Trail the series against # Q6 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-18 0:34
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 21-16, 26-28, 15-9 1:02
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Ces/Ces 24, Q5 22-20, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # Q13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Lario/Mesa 24, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 18, Q6 21-19, 21-19 0:36
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20 21-19, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # Q16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 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