Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Moscow Grand Slam
August 21 - 25, 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: 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2010 Did not play Matteo Ingrosso - 17th
2011 Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Matteo Martino - 17th
2012 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 10 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2013 Pool G Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (23) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool G Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (26, Q7) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool G Alison Cerutti / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (7) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (25, Q5) Lost 27-25, 17-21, 13-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 29-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 13-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:41
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-16, 21-17 0:34
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 # 7 Cerutti/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Cerutti/Felipe 7 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
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 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Hadrava/Kufa 23, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 4-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23 By Forfeit  
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Hernandez/Villafane 29, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:33
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Hernandez/Villafane 32 22-20, 21-19 0:37
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31
Series tied with # 25, Q5 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 25, Q5 Lupo/Nicolai 10 25-27, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Hatch/Redmann 22 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # Q1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-3
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:49
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