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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Moscow Three Star
May 31 - June 4, 2017

(11) 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Matteo Varnier - 17th
2010	Did not play	Matteo Ingrosso - 17th
2011	Andrea Tomatis - 33rd	Matteo Martino - 17th
2012	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2014	Paolo Nicolai - 4th	Daniele Lupo - 4th
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2016	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2017	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	9	3rd	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/20-23/2017	Xiamen Three Star	1	2nd	480	US$6,000.00
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

Moscow Three Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/1/2017	Pool F	Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (22)	Won 26-28, 21-18, 21-19	0:55
Thu, 6/1/2017	Pool F	Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6, Q1)	Lost 16-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:49
Fri, 6/2/2017	Winner 1	Christopher McHugh / Damien Schumann, Australia (23)	Lost 21-13, 18-21, 15-17	0:43

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 38-34 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Barbosa/Filho, Brazil 1-0
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Barbosa/Filho	1	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool F	Carvalhaes/Solberg	6, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-6
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-14, 21-17	0:29
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
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Semi-Finals	Kantor/Losiak	6	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-19	0:38
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 # 10 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 # 12 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-0
5/21/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Brunner/Patterson	13	21-15, 24-26, 15-11	0:46
Series tied with # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Carambula/Ranghieri	12	21-12, 23-21	0:40
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	Lupo/Nicolai	15	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
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 # 18 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 2-0
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Santos Pereira/Younousse	22	26-28, 21-18, 21-19	0:55
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Santos Pereira/Younousse	8	21-19, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 23 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 0-1
6/2/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Winner 1	McHugh/Schumann	23	Lupo/Nicolai	11	13-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	24, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 1-0
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Dollinger/Erdmann	13	17-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 32, Q24 Leshukov/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Leshukov/Likholetov	29, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-14, 13-21, 20-18	0:47
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q4 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
4/22/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Beeler/Krattiger	16	21-16, 21-16	0:28
Lead the series against # Q8 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Babich/Gordieiev	31, Q16	21-18, 21-16	0:33