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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

145

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$612,421.38

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:

Tournaments:

177

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$788,117.89

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	11	3	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	US$108,590.95
FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00
Overall	103	6	9	11	6	21	2	27	0	15	5	1	US$1,102,265.95

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2008	Did not play	Francesco Giontella - 17th
FIVB 2011	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
FIVB 2012	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	9	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	1	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	12	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	3	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	4	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	4	2nd	450	US$16,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/9/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	13	5th	0	US$0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2013	Pool L	Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:35
Thu, 8/1/2013	Pool L	Sebastian Chevallier / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (19)	Won 1-0 Retired
Fri, 8/2/2013	Pool L	Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:36
Sat, 8/3/2013	Winner 2	Murat Giginoglu / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (31)	Won 21-15, 21-8	0:32
Sat, 8/3/2013	Winner 3	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (6)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:38
Sun, 8/4/2013	Semi-Finals	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7)	Lost 23-25, 21-19, 13-15	1:02
Sun, 8/4/2013	Bronze Medal	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (5)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:44

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$43,000.00
World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$121,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	1	4	5	2	4	0	20	0	7	3	0	$619,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	2	3	3	1	11	2	4	0	3	1	0	$197,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00
Confederation Championship	10	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$87,500.00
Total	102	6	9	11	5	21	2	27	0	15	5	0	$1,081,175.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Daniele Lupo												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$34,900.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
5	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	$60,500.00	World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
59	1	4	5	2	5	24	11	4	0	$325,650.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
45	3	3	3	2	15	8	5	2	0	$117,937.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
12	3	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	$44,500.00	Confederation Championship	14	3	0	1	3	1	4	1	1	0	$52,875.00
139	7	9	11	6	27	40	23	8	0	$589,737.50	Total	168	9	13	14	9	32	47	30	10	0	$757,912.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	$42,300.00	24	13	64.9 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	3	0.0 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	$91,100.00	30	20	60.0 %
2013	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	$80,200.00	32	12	72.7 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	2	3	1	2	2	8	0	3	2	1	$213,600.00	86	45	65.6 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$7,500.00	5	5	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Daniele Lupo													Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$900.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	CEV Under Age
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
											2009	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$2,675.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$13,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	4	$23,550.00	2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	$31,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$500.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00
8	0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	$40,100.00	2013	FIVB	8	0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	$40,100.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
39	0	2	3	2	7	12	5	3	5	$113,200.00	Total	Total	63	2	3	5	2	6	15	18	8	4	$162,450.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	26	63.4%	9	22.0%	6	14.6%	35-6	85.4%	6	33.3%	3	16.7%	9	50.0%	6-12	33.3%	26-9	74.3%	15-9	62.5%	2	0	43-18	70.5%
2012-2013	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	0-1	0.0%	1	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	8	61.5%	5	38.5%	0	0.0%	13-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2-5	28.6%	16-4	80.0%	14-4	77.8%	1	0	16-4	80.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	7
World Championships	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	13
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	96	37	0	0	43	31	5	7	5	2	1	4	152	81
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	46	10	0	0	35	22	5	4	3	1	2	3	111	46
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	5
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	19	9	0	0	14	4	3	2	1	1	3	0	40	16
Total	0	0	6	1	188	70	2	0	107	67	15	16	11	5	6	9	351	173

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 28-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:50
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-16, 21-17	0:34
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-19, 14-21, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	24	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-18, 21-17	0:41
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Doppler/Horst	29	27-25, 21-19	0:40
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Doppler/Horst	28, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-3
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Lupo/Nicolai	3	22-20, 21-16	0:44
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:54
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-18, 23-21	0:43
8/27/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Fijalek/Prudel	1	9-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:38
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-17, 21-14	0:38
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	5	17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:52
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Lupo/Nicolai	9	24-22, 22-20	0:44
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	1:02
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	14	Lupo/Nicolai	6	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	44	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
4/29/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-11	0:34
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Huber/Seidl	16	24-22, 22-20	0:44
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Huber/Seidl	32, Q9	21-16, 23-21	0:39
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool J	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Huber/Seidl	32	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool L	Dollinger/Windscheif	19, Q5	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-17, 27-25	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Koshkarev/Semenov	19, Q3	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	30	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Gabathuler/Weingart	14	21-18, 21-15	0:36
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gabathuler/Weingart	1	21-13, 28-26	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Chevallier/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Chevallier/Kovatsch	19	1-0 Retired
Series tied with # 20 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-3
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
8/6/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-16, 21-18	0:37
5/13/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-11, 21-16	0:31
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool L	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-15, 21-13	0:35
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 6	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-14, 21-15	0:29
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool J	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 4-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q7	10-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:46
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-18	0:34
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	21-16, 26-28, 15-9	1:02
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Kollo/Vesik	30	21-16, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Giginoglu/Sekerci	31	21-15, 21-8	0:32