Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Fuzhou Open
April 23 - 27, 2013
(4) 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 Fuzhou Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 13 5th 0 US$0.00
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
Fuzhou Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool D Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (29, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Wed, 4/24/2013 Pool D Christian Garcia / Adrian Gavira, Spain (20) Won 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Thu, 4/25/2013 Pool D Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (13) Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 2 Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (30, Q4) Won 21-8, 21-14 0:30
Fri, 4/26/2013 Winner 3 Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Sat, 4/27/2013 Semi-Finals Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (32, Q9) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Sat, 4/27/2013 Gold Medal Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (2) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:43
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 21-7 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Schmidt/Solberg 3 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 5 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 # 7 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 20 Garcia/Gavira, Spain 1-0
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Garcia/Gavira 20 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 29, Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 30, Q4 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Bogatov/Prokopiev 30, Q4 21-8, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 4 Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:39
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Huber/Seidl 32 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q14 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