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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 18 - 22, 2014

(4) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Daniele Lupo
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rome

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$545,237.50

Paolo Nicolai
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	5	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	1st	800	US$57,000.00
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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool D	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (29, Q11)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool D	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (20)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:46
Fri, 6/20/2014	Pool D	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (13)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
Sat, 6/21/2014	Winner 2	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (19)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$43,000.00
World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$121,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	1	4	5	2	4	0	20	0	7	3	0	$619,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	2	3	3	1	11	2	4	0	3	1	0	$197,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00
Total	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	0	$993,675.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Daniele Lupo												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$34,900.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
5	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	$60,500.00	World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
59	1	4	5	2	5	24	11	4	0	$325,650.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
45	3	3	3	2	15	8	5	2	0	$117,937.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
127	4	9	10	5	26	38	21	6	0	$545,237.50	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	0	$705,037.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	$42,300.00	24	13	64.9 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	$91,100.00	30	20	60.0 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	$113,200.00	47	17	73.4 %
2014	FIVB	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$103,000.00	21	5	80.8 %
Total	FIVB	32	2	2	4	2	2	2	12	0	3	2	1	$349,600.00	122	55	68.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Daniele Lupo													Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$13,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
10	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	4	$23,550.00	2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	$31,750.00
9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00
12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00
4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$51,500.00	2014	FIVB	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$51,500.00
40	2	2	4	2	5	15	3	2	5	$177,200.00	Total	Total	60	4	3	4	2	5	16	15	7	4	$223,125.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	191	67.5%	56	19.8%	36	12.7%	247-36	87.3%	60	33.3%	34	18.9%	86	47.8%	60-120	33.3%	191-86	69.0%	116-70	62.4%	4	1	311-157	66.5%
2013-2014	51	68.0%	14	18.7%	10	13.3%	65-10	86.7%	15	41.7%	7	19.4%	14	38.9%	15-21	41.7%	51-14	78.5%	29-17	63.0%	3	0	83-31	72.8%
Against the Field	62	62.0%	21	21.0%	17	17.0%	83-17	83.0%	30	38.5%	15	19.2%	33	42.3%	30-48	38.5%	124-64	66.0%	102-64	61.4%	1	0	114-64	64.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	7
World Championships	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	13
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	96	37	0	0	43	31	5	7	5	2	1	4	152	81
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	46	10	0	0	35	22	5	4	3	1	2	3	111	46
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	5
Total	0	0	6	1	169	61	2	0	93	63	12	14	10	4	3	9	311	157

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 48-21 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 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
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:46
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	15-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 25-23	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-19, 21-14
Trail the series against # 8 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	12	Lupo/Nicolai	5	20-22, 24-22, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:57
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
Series tied with # 10 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Gibb/Patterson	6	21-14, 21-17	0:31
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 # 11 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Rego/Solberg	8	21-19, 24-26, 15-12	0:52
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Rego/Solberg	4	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:50
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # 13 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
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
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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	24	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-18, 21-17	0:41
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Doppler/Horst	29	27-25, 21-19	0:40
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Doppler/Horst	28, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São 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 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	21-19, 21-15	0:35
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	22-20, 21-19	0:39
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	25, Q5	Lupo/Nicolai	10	25-27, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-14, 21-19	0:33
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 # 20 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 3-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:46
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	28-26, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 4-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	22	21-16, 21-18	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 26 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Eithun/Horrem	26, Q6	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Eithun/Horrem	22	25-23, 21-8	0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Hatch/Redmann	22	21-15, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Petutschnig/Winter	29, Q11	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 32, Q15 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-11, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Huber/Seidl	23, Q3	21-11, 21-19	0:35
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 # Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Chevallier/Strasser	24, Q1	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # Q10 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Santos/Santos Pereira	32	21-18, 24-22	0:35