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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013

(10) 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:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$701,287.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00

Previous Berlin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool G	Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (23, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:34
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool G	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (26)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool G	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7)	Won 13-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:41
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (11)	Lost 21-19, 23-25, 7-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 36-28 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
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
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	22-20, 21-15	0:39
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Schmidt/Solberg	4	21-13, 23-21	0:38
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Schmidt/Solberg	3	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Series tied with # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/26/13	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
Series tied with # 5 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	4	18-21, 21-19, 15-12
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-18, 24-22	0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
7/27/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-16, 21-13	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	19-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:47
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Patterson	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	13-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-8
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	22-20, 20-22, 15-11	0:53
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Cerutti/Rego	1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	26-24, 21-18	0:43
7/8/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-12, 21-13	0:31
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-18, 21-15	0:34
5/13/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Cerutti/Rego	5	21-16, 21-13	0:31
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-19, 21-13	0:35
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool J	Cerutti/Rego	1	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	21-13, 25-23	0:38
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-17, 21-18	0:32
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	5	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-3
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
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
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
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 # 14 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kapa/McHugh	29, Q13	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:52
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	17	21-12, 22-20	0:36
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Saxton/Schalk	40	10-21, 21-18, 15-13
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 21 Doherty/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Doherty/Rogers	11	21-14, 21-18	0:36
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Doherty/Rogers	20	Lupo/Nicolai	13	25-23, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
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 # 23, Q2 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Hadrava/Kufa	23, Q2	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # 24 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 # 26 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	26	21-14, 21-18	0:35
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	16	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 3-0
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Hernandez/Villafane	29, Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:33
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Hernandez/Villafane	32	22-20, 21-19	0:37
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Lupo/Nicolai	Q11	Hernandez/Villafane	Q22	21-17, 21-8	0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q15 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Hatch/Redmann	22	21-15, 21-17	0:31