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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 10, 2016

(9) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Gianluca Casadei - 25th
2011	Andrea Tomatis - 41st	Matteo Martino - 17th
2012	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2014	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	10	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	9	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	9	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	6	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	9	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	13	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	16	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	9	5th	0	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	4	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
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

Gstaad Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool H	Oivind Hordvik / Bjarte Usken, Norway (24, Q4)	Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-10	0:49
Thu, 7/7/2016	Pool H	Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (25, Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:29
Fri, 7/8/2016	Pool H	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:30
Sat, 7/9/2016	Winner 2	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (2)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 54-41 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-5
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-19, 21-18	0:38
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-13, 21-18	0:37
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	1:01
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:47
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-14, 21-17	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-19	0:37
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	22-20, 23-21	0:39
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-5
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:52
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	13-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:50
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-15, 21-19	0:32
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	5	22-20, 21-18	0:44
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 4 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-1
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Saxton/Schalk	10	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:41
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Lupo/Nicolai	10	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
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 # 5 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-2
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-16, 21-18	0:35
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
Lead the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	5	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:46
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	10	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:44
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	8	24-22, 21-17	0:38
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	22-20, 21-14	0:37
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
Series tied with # 8 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Beeler/Strasser	8	21-14, 21-14	0:30
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Lupo/Nicolai	15	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-4
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	10	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doppler/Horst	9	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
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 # 11 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	22-20, 21-17	0:37
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Lupo/Nicolai	9	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-17, 22-20	0:45
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Goncalves/Solberg	10	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
4/7/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 3	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	Lupo/Nicolai	9	28-26, 21-19	0:42
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	24-22, 21-15	0:38
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bockermann/Fluggen	21	24-22, 21-18	0:43
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-1
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Bourne/Hyden	3	21-17, 21-13	0:34
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Bourne/Hyden	13	11-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ontiveros/Virgen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-19, 23-21	0:53
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	22-20, 24-22	0:41
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Ontiveros/Virgen	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Ontiveros/Virgen	22	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	Lupo/Nicolai	15	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-3
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-19, 21-19	0:37
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
Series tied with # 21, Q2 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Plavins/Regza	26, Q4	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-16, 21-13	0:30
4/7/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Plavins/Regza	18	12-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:36
Series tied with # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-2
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23, Q1	23-21, 21-17	0:33
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
Series tied with # 23, Q3 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Kosiak/Rudol	21	Lupo/Nicolai	6	21-16, 21-18	0:36
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kosiak/Rudol	13	24-22, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Hordvik/Usken, Norway 1-0
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Hordvik/Usken	24, Q4	21-17, 23-25, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Crabb/Crabb	25, Q5	21-17, 21-19	0:29
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29, Q8 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Garcia/Marco	25, Q4	21-18, 21-17	0:35
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Bergerud/Solhaug	29, Q15	21-12, 21-13	0:27
Trail the series against # Q9 Doherty/Mayer, United States 0-1
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doherty/Mayer	26, Q3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Petutschnig/Winter	29, Q11	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q30 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Casadei/Ficosecco	27, Q4	21-9, 25-23	0:35