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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 11, 2017

(10) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	10	2nd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	9	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool G	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (23)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:33
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool G	Kay Matysik / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (26, Q4)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
Thu, 2/9/2017	Pool G	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (7)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:26
Fri, 2/10/2017	Winner 2	Grant O'Gorman / Michael Plantinga, Canada (21)	Won 21-18, 13-21, 15-5	0:39
Fri, 2/10/2017	Winner 3	Ryan Doherty / John Hyden, United States (24)	Lost 21-12, 19-21, 11-15	0:42

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 30-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-13, 17-21, 24-22	0:55
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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-6
8/18/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-19, 21-17	0:44
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
Series tied with # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Kantor/Losiak	11	21-12, 15-21, 15-13	0:41
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	30	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-1
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-16, 21-17	0:26
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
Trail the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 O'Gorman/Plantinga, Canada 1-0
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	10	O'Gorman/Plantinga	21	21-18, 13-21, 15-5	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-1
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 21-17	0:33
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	15-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Lupo/Nicolai	10	15-21, 21-19, 24-22	0:56
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Doherty/Hyden, United States 0-1
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 3	Doherty/Hyden	24	Lupo/Nicolai	10	12-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Matysik/Walkenhorst	26, Q4	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Koekelkoren/van Walle	22	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q14 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