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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 3 - 8, 2014

(3) 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:

145

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$612,421.38

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:

177

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$788,117.89

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
CEV	11	3	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	US$108,590.95
FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00
Overall	103	6	9	11	6	21	2	27	0	15	5	1	US$1,102,265.95

Previous Cagliari Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/31-8/4/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	3	4th	350	€ 7,000.00
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

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/3/2014	Pool C	Ruslan Bykanov / Grigoriy Goncharov, Russia (30)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:34
Wed, 6/4/2014	Pool C	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (19)	Won 25-23, 22-20	0:56
Thu, 6/5/2014	Pool C	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (14)	Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
Fri, 6/6/2014	Winner 2	Matteo Cecchini / Matteo Martino, Italy (32)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:39
Sat, 6/7/2014	Winner 3	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (11)	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:33
Sun, 6/8/2014	Semi-Finals	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (8)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:38
Sun, 6/8/2014	Gold Medal	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (1)	Won 21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:55

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
Confederation Championship	10	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$87,500.00
Total	102	6	9	11	5	21	2	27	0	15	5	0	$1,081,175.00

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
12	3	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	$44,500.00	Confederation Championship	14	3	0	1	3	1	4	1	1	0	$52,875.00
139	7	9	11	6	27	40	23	8	0	$589,737.50	Total	168	9	13	14	9	32	47	30	10	0	$757,912.50

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 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	3	0.0 %
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 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
2014	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$68,000.00	13	1	92.9 %
2014	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	30	2	2	4	1	2	2	11	0	3	2	1	$314,600.00	114	51	69.1 %
Total	CEV	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$27,500.00	12	5	70.6 %

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
											2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	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
											2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$900.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	CEV Under Age
											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
											2009	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$2,675.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV Under Age
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$500.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
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
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$34,000.00	2014	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$34,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2014	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
46	3	2	4	2	7	15	5	3	5	$173,700.00	Total	Total	70	5	3	6	2	6	18	18	8	4	$222,950.00

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	26	63.4%	9	22.0%	6	14.6%	35-6	85.4%	6	33.3%	3	16.7%	9	50.0%	6-12	33.3%	26-9	74.3%	15-9	62.5%	2	0	43-18	70.5%
2013-2014	9	81.8%	2	18.2%	0	0.0%	11-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	9-1	90.0%	2-1	66.7%	1	0	12-2	85.7%
Against the Field	9	64.3%	5	35.7%	0	0.0%	14-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	2	33.3%	2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	18-4	81.8%	14-4	77.8%	0	0	16-4	80.0%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	19	9	0	0	14	4	3	2	1	1	3	0	40	16
Total	0	0	6	1	188	70	2	0	107	67	15	16	11	5	6	9	351	173

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 39-16 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-1
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:55
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 # 2 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 # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	1:02
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 # 5 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-17, 21-14	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-4
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Lupo/Nicolai	3	22-20, 21-16	0:44
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 # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-1
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Doppler/Horst	8	21-13, 21-19	0:38
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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
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 # 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 4-1
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	11	21-9, 21-16	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
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 # 14 Huber/Seidl, Austria 5-0
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Huber/Seidl	14	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
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 # 17 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Hadrava/Kufa	23, Q2	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Dittelbach/Koreng	19	25-23, 22-20	0:56
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 26 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 5-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	27	21-16, 21-15	0:36
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	28, Q12	21-14, 21-18	0:33
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	29, Q12	21-18, 21-19	0:36
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	18, Q6	21-19, 21-19	0:36
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	20	21-19, 21-10	0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Dumek/Kubala	23, Q3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	25-23, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 30 Bykanov/Goncharov, Russia 1-0
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Bykanov/Goncharov	30	21-13, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Cecchini/Martino, Italy 1-0
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Cecchini/Martino	32	21-16, 22-20	0:39