Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Three Star
April 20 - 23, 2017
(1) 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 Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 3rd Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2016 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 10 5th 480 US$12,000.00
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
Xiamen Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/21/2017 Winner 1 Mirco Gerson / Michiel Zandbergen, Switzerland (32, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:32
Sat, 4/22/2017 Winner 2 Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (16) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:28
Sat, 4/22/2017 Winner 3 Ryan Doherty / Avery Drost, United States (25) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Sun, 4/23/2017 Semi-Finals Armin Dollinger / Jonathan Erdmann, Germany (13) Won 17-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:51
Sun, 4/23/2017 Gold Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:29
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 18-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-6
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-14, 21-17 0:29
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:52
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 13-21, 22-20, 19-17 0:50
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-15, 21-19 0:32
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 5 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:57
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 13-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:41
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-16, 21-17 0:34
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-2
8/7/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Ontiveros/Virgen 15 Lupo/Nicolai 10 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-19, 23-21 0:53
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Ontiveros/Virgen 12 22-20, 24-22 0:41
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ontiveros/Virgen 22 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 O'Gorman/Plantinga, Canada 1-0
2/10/17FIVBFort 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 # 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 1-0
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 1 Dollinger/Erdmann 13 17-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 Beeler/Krattiger 16 21-16, 21-16 0:28
Lead the series against # 25 Doherty/Drost, United States 1-0
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 1 Doherty/Drost 25 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 30 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Babich/Gordieiev 31, Q16 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Gerson/Zandbergen, Switzerland 1-0
4/21/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 1 Gerson/Zandbergen 32, Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q4 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Bergerud/Solhaug 29, Q15 21-12, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # Q5 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32