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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(4) 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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Daniele Lupo - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	2	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool D	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (29)	Won 26-24, 21-16	0:46
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13)	Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 2	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (16)	Lost 12-21, 19-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 45-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Solberg	5	Lupo/Nicolai	2	26-28, 21-16, 18-16	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 4-2
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	Lupo/Nicolai	2	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	10-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:43
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 # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Bourne/Hyden	15, Q2	Lupo/Nicolai	2	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 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 # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 4-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-12, 21-19	0:35
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	18	21-13, 23-21	0:45
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	21-18, 21-13	0:32
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 # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-0
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Kapa/McHugh	18	By Forfeit
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 # 22 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 # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	21-19, 22-20	0:36
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 # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Hatch/Redmann	31, Q12	Lupo/Nicolai	2	22-20, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
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 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Plavins/Solovejs	29	26-24, 21-16	0:46
Series tied with # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Chevallier/Strasser	26, Q9	Lupo/Nicolai	2	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
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 # Q12 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