Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fuzhou Open
April 22 - 26, 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 Fuzhou Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Daniele Lupo - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 4 2nd 450 US$16,000.00
Fuzhou Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/23/2014 Pool G Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (26, Q9) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Wed, 4/23/2014 Pool G Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (23, Q3) Lost 23-25, 19-21 0:44
Thu, 4/24/2014 Pool G Cheng Chen / Likejiang Ha, China (10) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 4/25/2014 Winner 2 Tiago Santos / Jefferson Santos Pereira, Qatar (32) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:35
Fri, 4/25/2014 Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer / Michiel van Dorsten, Netherlands (13) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:45
Sat, 4/26/2014 Semi-Finals Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (12) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 4/26/2014 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 24-7 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
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 # 3 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 # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 10 Chen/Ha, China 1-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Chen/Ha 10 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 26 21-14, 21-18 0:35
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 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 # 26, Q9 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 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