Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 3 - 8, 2012
(13) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Gianluca Casadei - 25th
2011 Andrea Tomatis - 41st Matteo Martino - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 14 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool M Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (20, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool M Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (29) Won 27-25, 21-19 0:40
Fri, 7/6/2012 Pool M Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (4) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Sat, 7/7/2012 Winner 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (17) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:36
Sat, 7/7/2012 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Won 23-21, 21-23, 15-10 1:02
Sun, 7/8/2012 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 12-21, 13-21 0:31
Sun, 7/8/2012 Bronze Medal Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 29-22 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-1
7/8/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-19, 21-18 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-6
7/8/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-12, 21-13 0:31
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-18, 21-15 0:34
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 # 3 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 # 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Series tied with # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Insfran/Schmidt 6 23-21, 21-23, 15-10 1:02
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
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Lupo/Nicolai 9 24-22, 22-20 0:44
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Lupo/Nicolai 9 Chevallier/Heyer 25 By Forfeit  
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Chevallier/Heyer 20 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Bellaguarda/Heuscher 24 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Fijalek/Prudel 1 9-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:38
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Benes/Kubala 18 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:48
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 17 21-12, 22-20 0:36
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20, Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 3-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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 # 22, Q5 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 # 24 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 # 29 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Doppler/Horst 29 27-25, 21-19 0:40
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 31 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
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 Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Felipe/Santos 5 21-15, 18-21, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Ces/Ces 24, Q5 22-20, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31