Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 2012
(11) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Francesco Giontella - 17th
2011 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 13 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool O Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (22) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool O Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (27, Q7) Won 10-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:46
Fri, 7/20/2012 Pool O Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6) Lost 20-22, 23-21, 11-15 0:59
Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (5) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 7/21/2012 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 37-18 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 4 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-2
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 By Forfeit  
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 3-1
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Brink/Reckermann 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 22-20, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Series tied with # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 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 # 19, Q1 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 # 20 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 # 21 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # 22 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Lupo/Nicolai 11 Laciga/Weingart 22 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 26, Q4 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 # 27, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 4-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Lupo/Nicolai 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q7 10-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:46
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 # 28, Q2 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 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 # Q10 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