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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 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rome

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

144

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$612,421.38

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:

176

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,367.89

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

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