Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 29 - May 3, 2014
(7) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2012 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 7 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 11 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 11 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 10 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/30/2014 Pool G Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (26, Q6) Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:51
Wed, 4/30/2014 Pool G Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (23, Q3) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:35
Thu, 5/1/2014 Pool G Jiaxin Wu / Cong Yang, China (10) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 5/2/2014 Winner 2 Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (20) Won 28-26, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 5/2/2014 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
Sat, 5/3/2014 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Sat, 5/3/2014 Gold Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Won 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 49-16 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
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 # 2 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 # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 4 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 7 Rego/Solberg 4 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-14, 21-17 0:31
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 # 10 Wu/Yang, China 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Wu/Yang 10 21-19, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Erdmann/Matysik 5 17-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:52
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
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-3
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Lupo/Nicolai 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:57
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 # 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 11 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 28-26, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-1
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 7 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 21-19, 21-15 0:35
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 22-20, 21-19 0:39
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 # 23, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Huber/Seidl 23, Q3 21-11, 21-19 0:35
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 # 24 Brouwer/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Brouwer/van Dorsten 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Eithun/Horrem 26, Q6 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:51
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Eithun/Horrem 22 25-23, 21-8 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 5-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 27 21-16, 21-15 0:36
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 28, Q12 21-14, 21-18 0:33
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 # 32, Q24 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Santos/Santos Pereira 32 21-18, 24-22 0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ontiveros/Virgen 22 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Chevallier/Strasser 24, Q1 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q15 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Dumek/Kubala 23, Q3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 25-23, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 21-18, 21-15 0:34