Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
July 22 - 27, 2013
(6) 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 Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/2013 Pool F Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Ficosecco, Italy (27, Q4) Won 21-9, 25-23 0:35
Wed, 7/24/2013 Pool F Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (22) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Thu, 7/25/2013 Pool F Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers, United States (11) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 7/26/2013 Winner 2 Edson Barros / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (9) Won 21-14, 12-21, 16-14 0:46
Fri, 7/26/2013 Winner 3 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Won 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
Fri, 7/26/2013 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (14) Lost 26-24, 19-21, 13-15 1:01
Sat, 7/27/2013 Bronze Medal Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (1) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 23-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
7/27/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 6 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Patterson 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 19-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:47
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Patterson 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Schmidt/Solberg 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 22-20, 21-15 0:39
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Schmidt/Solberg 4 21-13, 23-21 0:38
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Schmidt/Solberg 3 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Series tied with # 4 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 18-21, 21-19, 15-12  
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-8
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 22-20, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
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 # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Huber/Seidl 16 24-22, 22-20 0:44
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 # 9 Barros/Filho, Brazil 1-0
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Barros/Filho 9 21-14, 12-21, 16-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kapa/McHugh 29, Q13 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 11 Doherty/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Doherty/Rogers 11 21-14, 21-18 0:36
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Doherty/Rogers 20 Lupo/Nicolai 13 25-23, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 14 Lupo/Nicolai 6 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 44 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 15 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Gabathuler/Weingart 1 21-13, 28-26 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q2 Hyden/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Hyden/Lucena 33 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Hatch/Redmann 22 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Casadei/Ficosecco 27, Q4 21-9, 25-23 0:35