Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals presented by Vodaphone
August 23 - 27, 2017
(5) 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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Paolo Nicolai - 25th Daniele Lupo - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 11 17th 320 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 4 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star 12 2nd 960 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 11 3rd 360 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 11 17th 120 US$1,500.00
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
2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/23/2017 Pool D Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (12) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:30
Thu, 8/24/2017 Pool D Markus Bockermann / Lorenz Schumann, Germany (4) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:43
Sat, 8/26/2017 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (9) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
Sun, 8/27/2017 Semi-Finals Evandro Goncalves / Andre Loyola, Brazil (2) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:41
Sun, 8/27/2017 Bronze Medal Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 23-16 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-13, 17-21, 24-22 0:55
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-19 0:37
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 22-20, 23-21 0:39
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/27/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Semi-Finals Goncalves/Loyola 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Barbosa/Filho, Brazil 1-0
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Barbosa/Filho 1 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Bockermann/Schumann, Germany 1-0
8/24/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 5 Bockermann/Schumann 4 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:43
Series tied with # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-2
8/27/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 5 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Semi-Finals Kantor/Losiak 6 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-19 0:38
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Lucky Loser Lupo/Nicolai 10 Kantor/Losiak 11 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41
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 # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-4
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Doppler/Horst 12 21-19, 21-14 0:33
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Lupo/Nicolai 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 9 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Doppler/Horst 7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
7/31/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Doppler/Horst 24 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-17 0:41
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Doppler/Horst 29 27-25, 21-19 0:40
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-5
8/26/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gavira/Herrera 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-19, 21-17 0:36
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 9 Gavira/Herrera 5 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:46
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Gavira/Herrera 10 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:44
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 9 Gavira/Herrera 8 24-22, 21-17 0:38
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 22-20, 21-14 0:37
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 14 Lupo/Nicolai 6 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 44 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-11 0:34
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-0
5/21/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 9 Brunner/Patterson 13 21-15, 24-26, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 3-0
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Dollinger/Erdmann 28, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:39
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Dollinger/Erdmann 22, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:37
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 # 12 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 5-1
8/23/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 5 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-17, 21-15 0:30
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-17 0:26
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Saxton/Schalk 10 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Lupo/Nicolai 10 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44