European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2018 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship - The Netherlands
July 16 - 22, 2018
(1) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Francesco Montinaro - 9th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Did not play Matteo Ingrosso - 13th
FIVB 2011 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
FIVB 2013 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2014 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2015 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2017 Paolo Nicolai - 3rd Daniele Lupo - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 12 3rd 960 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 4 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 3 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 5 2nd 1080 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/23-27/2017 2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg 5 3rd 0 US$50,000.00
CEV 8/16-20/2017 European Championship Final 2 1st 600 € 20,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 11 17th 320 US$7,000.00
CEV European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/16/2018 Pool A Stefan Basta / Lazar Kolaric, Serbia (32) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Wed, 7/18/2018 Pool A Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (17) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 9-15 0:46
Thu, 7/19/2018 Pool A Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (16) Lost 21-18, 14-21, 12-15 0:49
Fri, 7/20/2018 Winner 1 Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (13) Lost 19-21, 23-21, 12-15 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2017FIVB902301000300 $129,500.00 331371.7 %
2017CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
2018FIVB501100020100 $63,000.00 15768.2 %
2018CEV100000000100 $1,000.00 1325.0 %
TotalFIVB723992822201241 $812,675.00 25312367.3 %
TotalCEV830020010110 $73,000.00 321272.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Daniele Lupo  Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
9023010300 $64,750.00 2017FIVB9023010300 $64,750.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2017CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
5011002100 $31,500.00 2018FIVB5011002100 $31,500.00
1000000100 $500.00 2018CEV1000000100 $500.00
93699413271555 $445,487.50 TotalTotal117810114123028104 $494,737.50
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%
2017-20186 66.7% 1 11.1% 2 22.2% 7-2 77.8% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 6-0 100.0% 2-3 40.0% 00 8-3 72.7%
Against the Field7 53.8% 4 30.8% 2 15.4% 11-2 84.6% 2 20.0% 3 30.0% 5 50.0% 2-8 20.0% 14-8 63.6% 12-10 54.5% 10 14-9 60.9%
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 42-28 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-4
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
6/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 3 Doppler/Horst 8 21-13, 21-19 0:38
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
Series tied with # 4 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
Lead the series against # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 9-2
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-16, 21-12 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-9
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 12 30-28, 21-18 0:47
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Lupo/Nicolai 4 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-15, 21-17 0:32
3/3/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gavira/Herrera 13 24-22, 19-21, 17-15 0:54
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
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 # 10 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bryl/Fijalek 17 25-23, 26-24 0:48
Series tied with # 12 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:38
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 2 Mol/Sorum 10 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-1
7/20/18CEVCEV European Championship Winner 1 Gerson/Heidrich 13 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 21-23, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Prudel/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Prudel/Szalankiewicz 18 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
7/19/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool A Perusic/Schweiner 16 Lupo/Nicolai 1 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-1
7/18/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool A Beeler/Krattiger 17 Lupo/Nicolai 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
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 # 18 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 # 26 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bergmann/Harms 28, Q16 21-12, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 32 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
7/16/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Basta/Kolaric 32 21-13, 21-16 0:34