Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Dela Beach Open Three Star
June 14 - 18, 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: 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Francesco Montinaro - 9th Did not play
2009 Did not play Matteo Ingrosso - 13th
2011 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2014 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
The Hague Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2017 Pool F Armin Dollinger / Jonathan Erdmann, Germany (22, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 6/16/2017 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 6/16/2017 Winner 1 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (16) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:36
Sat, 6/17/2017 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 6/17/2017 Winner 3 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Sat, 6/17/2017 Semi-Finals Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:38
Sun, 6/18/2017 Bronze Medal Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (20) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 38-22 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-2
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
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool F Carvalhaes/Solberg 6, Q1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
Series tied with # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-5
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 # 8 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 # 9 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Pedlow/Schachter 12 14-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 17 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 2-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Santos Pereira/Younousse 22 26-28, 21-18, 21-19 0:55
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Santos Pereira/Younousse 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 19 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 McHugh/Schumann 23 Lupo/Nicolai 11 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q3 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 2-0
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 # Q4 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 # Q20 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