Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012
(13) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 154
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$705,037.50
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2012
  • Best Offensive Player 2014
  • Best Blocker 2016
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 7/29/2012 Pool A Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (12) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal281600.5710404
 1281600.5710404
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal11600.5457223
 111600.5457223
 20000000
Tue, 7/31/2012 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (24) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal351200.34301212
 1351200.34301212
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal14800.5715223
 114800.5715223
 20000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Pool A Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal381200.31601204
 1381200.31601204
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal221400.6365815
 1221400.6365815
 20000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Lucky Loser Josh Binstock / Martin Reader, Canada (19) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal341800.5290904
 1341800.5290904
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal13700.5385410
 113700.5385410
 20000000
Fri, 8/3/2012 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal201000.50001022
 1201000.50001022
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal261400.5385303
 1261400.5385303
 20000000
Mon, 8/6/2012 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal361300.3610903
 1361300.3610903
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal13900.6922113
 113900.6922113
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele Lupo1918100.424056319
Paolo Nicolai995800.5862920717
Total29013900.47929761036
Opponents27913900.49819881320
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Matteo Martino - 9th
2012Olympic GamesLondon Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015World Tour FinalsFort Lauderdale Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Daniele Lupo - 2nd
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2017World Tour FinalsHamburg Paolo Nicolai - 3rd Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2018World Tour FinalsHamburg Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2019World Tour FinalsRome Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2021Olympic GamesTokyo Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2021World Tour FinalsCagliari Paolo Nicolai - 4th Daniele Lupo - 4th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Alex Ranghieri - 9th Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2022World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Samuele Cottafava - 3rd
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Enrico Rossi - 9th Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2023World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Samuele Cottafava - 5th
2024Olympic GamesParis Did not play Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2024World Tour FinalsDoha Did not play Samuele Cottafava - 9th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games301002000000 $0.00
World Championships400001010200 $43,000.00
World Tour Finals500112000100 $121,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46145240200730 $619,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open31233111240310 $197,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star301100000100 $12,500.00
Total92391042022501440 $993,675.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3010020000 $0.00 Olympic Games4010021000 $0.00
7000013200 $34,900.00 World Championships8000014300 $41,500.00
5001120100 $60,500.00 World Tour Finals8002131100 $99,250.00
5914525241140 $325,650.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam77266410271640 $423,700.00
453332158520 $117,937.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5024411510850 $134,337.50
4011000200 $6,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3011000100 $6,250.00
2000002000 $0.00 U21 World Championships3200000000 $0.00
2000011000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1010000000 $0.00
1274910526382160 $545,237.50 Total15461313631432990 $705,037.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB700001220011 $42,300.00 241364.9 %
2012FIVB901111020210 $91,100.00 302060.0 %
TotalFIVB1601112240221 $133,400.00 543362.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Daniele Lupo  Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2010000001 $0.00
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2008FIVB5000001220 $7,550.00
1000001000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2009FIVB6000012210 $16,725.00
2000011000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2010FIVB8000000620 $13,450.00
1000001000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
10000032014 $23,550.00 2011FIVB12000033213 $31,750.00
9011112210 $45,550.00 2012FIVB9011112210 $45,550.00
24011157225 $69,100.00 TotalTotal442211581474 $115,025.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall191 67.5% 56 19.8% 36 12.7% 247-36 87.3% 60 33.3% 34 18.9% 86 47.8% 60-120 33.3% 191-86 69.0% 116-70 62.4% 41 311-157 66.5%
2011-201237 84.1% 5 11.4% 2 4.5% 42-2 95.5% 11 26.8% 8 19.5% 22 53.7% 11-30 26.8% 37-22 62.7% 16-10 61.5% 11 54-33 62.1%
Against the Field27 69.2% 5 12.8% 7 17.9% 32-7 82.1% 11 23.9% 9 19.6% 26 56.5% 11-35 23.9% 54-46 54.0% 32-32 50.0% 21 45-40 52.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000542042100001127
World Championships00001110034000000145
World Tour Finals00009700230211001213
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0020963700433157521415281
Challenge/Four Star/Open0041461000352254312311146
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000220061111001105
Total006116961209363121410439311157
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 26-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 4 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-7
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 26-24, 21-18 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 3-2
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-17, 21-19 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
8/6/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-16, 21-18 0:37
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 # 7 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 # 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 13 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 12 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Bellaguarda/Heuscher 24 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Lucky Loser Lupo/Nicolai 13 Binstock/Reader 19 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
7/31/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Doppler/Horst 24 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-17 0:41
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