Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(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: 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 15 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 14 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 12 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 5 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 16 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9th 360 US$11,000.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool D Ilya Leshukov / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (29, Q7) Lost 14-21, 21-13, 18-20 0:47
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool D Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (20) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:46
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool D Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (13) Won 24-22, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 2 Ruslan Bykanov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (25) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Sat, 9/12/2015 Winner 3 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (11) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 9/12/2015 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:38
Sun, 9/13/2015 Bronze Medal Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (1) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 20-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-2
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov 10 Lupo/Nicolai 5 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Kantor/Losiak 30 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-11, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 5-1
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 21-19, 21-16 0:34
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-19, 21-14 0:36
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 22 21-16, 21-18 0:38
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 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 14 Barsuk/Koshkarev 30, Q9 21-18, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kosiak/Rudol 13 24-22, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 20 21-16, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Petutschnig/Winter 29, Q11 21-17, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 25 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Bykanov/Hudyakov 25 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Leshukov/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Leshukov/Likholetov 29, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 13-21, 20-18 0:47