European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(2) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 145
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$612,421.38
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 177
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$788,117.89
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2012
  • Best Offensive Player 2014
  • Best Blocker 2016
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1130121020110 US$108,590.95
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Overall103691162122701551 US$1,102,265.95
Previous Jurmala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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$12,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool B Jan Pokersnik / Nejc Zemljak, Slovenia (31) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:43
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool B Mathias Berntsen / Svein Solhaug, Norway (18) Won 24-22, 18-21, 15-7 0:46
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool B Kacper Kujawiak / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Robin Seidl / Tobias Winter, Austria (22) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 8/19/2017 Winner 3 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (10) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Sat, 8/19/2017 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 0:46
Sun, 8/20/2017 Gold Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games301002000000 $0.00
World Championships400001010200 $43,000.00
World Tour Finals500112000100 $121,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam46145240200730 $619,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open31233111240310 $197,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star301100000100 $12,500.00
Confederation Championship1030111020110 $87,500.00
Total102691152122701550 $1,081,175.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3010020000 $0.00 Olympic Games4010021000 $0.00
7000013200 $34,900.00 World Championships8000014300 $41,500.00
5001120100 $60,500.00 World Tour Finals8002131100 $99,250.00
5914525241140 $325,650.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam77266410271640 $423,700.00
453332158520 $117,937.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5024411510850 $134,337.50
4011000200 $6,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3011000100 $6,250.00
2000002000 $0.00 U21 World Championships3200000000 $0.00
2000011000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1010000000 $0.00
12301112220 $44,500.00 Confederation Championship14301314110 $52,875.00
1397911627402380 $589,737.50 Total168913149324730100 $757,912.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB700001220011 $42,300.00 241364.9 %
2011CEV100000000010 $500.00 030.0 %
2012FIVB901111020210 $91,100.00 302060.0 %
2013FIVB1201300070100 $113,200.00 471773.4 %
2013CEV100010000000 $7,000.00 5271.4 %
2014FIVB921010030200 $187,000.00 361472.0 %
2014CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
2015FIVB1100103050110 $116,000.00 292158.0 %
2015CEV200010010000 $4,500.00 6366.7 %
2016FIVB1013002010210 $70,575.00 391868.4 %
2016CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 6185.7 %
2017FIVB802201000300 $79,500.00 291270.7 %
2017CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
TotalFIVB663872822001141 $699,675.00 23411567.0 %
TotalCEV730020010010 $72,000.00 31977.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Daniele Lupo  Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2010000001 $0.00
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2007CEV Under Age1001000000 $0.00
           2008FIVB5000001220 $7,550.00
1000001000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2008CEV2000001100 $900.00
2000010100 $0.00 2008CEV Under Age          
           2009FIVB6000012210 $16,725.00
2000011000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
           2009CEV5000012200 $2,675.00
1000010000 $0.00 2009CEV Under Age          
1000000001 $0.00 2010FIVB8000000620 $13,450.00
1000001000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2010CEV Under Age1001000000 $0.00
10000032014 $23,550.00 2011FIVB12000033213 $31,750.00
2000000110 $500.00 2011CEV1000000010 $250.00
9011112210 $45,550.00 2012FIVB9011112210 $45,550.00
12013007100 $56,600.00 2013FIVB12013007100 $56,600.00
1000100000 $3,500.00 2013CEV1000100000 $3,500.00
9210103200 $93,500.00 2014FIVB9210103200 $93,500.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2014CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
11001035110 $58,000.00 2015FIVB11001035110 $58,000.00
2000101000 $2,250.00 2015CEV2000101000 $2,250.00
10130021210 $35,287.50 2016FIVB10130021210 $35,287.50
1100000000 $10,000.00 2016CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
8022010300 $39,750.00 2017FIVB8022010300 $39,750.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2017CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
86687413251355 $388,487.50 TotalTotal1108994122826104 $437,737.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall26 63.4% 9 22.0% 6 14.6% 35-6 85.4% 6 33.3% 3 16.7% 9 50.0% 6-12 33.3% 26-9 74.3% 15-9 62.5% 20 43-18 70.5%
2016-20177 63.6% 3 27.3% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 3 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3-0 100.0% 7-0 100.0% 6-1 85.7% 00 13-1 92.9%
Against the Field6 50.0% 5 41.7% 1 8.3% 11-1 91.7% 3 30.0% 2 20.0% 5 50.0% 3-7 30.0% 12-10 54.5% 16-6 72.7% 00 14-8 63.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000542042100001127
World Championships00001110034000000145
World Tour Finals00009700230211001213
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0020963700433157521415281
Challenge/Four Star/Open0041461000352254312311146
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000220061111001105
Confederation Championship0000199001443211304016
Total0061188702010767151611569351173
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 42-21 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
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
Lead the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 8-2
8/20/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-16, 23-21 0:38
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-12, 14-21, 15-11 0:42
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 21-18, 21-18 0:34
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:55
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-7
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 0:46
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-14, 21-17 0:29
6/5/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:46
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
9/20/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters Bronze Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:43
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
Series tied with # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 6-6
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
6/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Gavira/Herrera 5 23-21, 21-23, 15-12 0:50
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
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 1:02
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 # 8 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 11 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 14 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 2 Mol/Sorum 10 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-0
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-19, 23-21 0:36
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
9/20/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 8 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Rudol/Szalankiewicz 24, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
6/18/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 11 Beeler/Krattiger 20 21-18, 21-15 0:35
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 Beeler/Krattiger 16 21-16, 21-16 0:28
Lead the series against # 15 Kujawiak/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Kujawiak/Prudel 15 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Plavins/Regza 26, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-16, 21-13 0:30
4/7/16FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Plavins/Regza 18 12-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-3
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 10 Carambula/Ranghieri 12 21-12, 23-21 0:40
9/20/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters Semi-Finals Carambula/Ranghieri 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 24-22 0:40
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 18 Lupo/Nicolai 15 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 15 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Berntsen/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Berntsen/Solhaug 18 24-22, 18-21, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Gregory/Sheaf, England 1-0
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gregory/Sheaf 28 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Seidl/Winter, Austria 1-0
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 2 Seidl/Winter 22 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 31 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Pokersnik/Zemljak 31 25-23, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 32 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Babich/Gordieiev 31, Q16 21-18, 21-16 0:33