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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals presented by Vodafone
August 15 - 18, 2018

(8) 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 Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Paolo Nicolai - 25th	Daniele Lupo - 25th
2017	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Daniele Lupo - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2018	Moscow Four Star	4	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/5/2018	Vienna Major	2	17th	480	US$6,000.00
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

2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/15/2018	Pool A	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5)	Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:44
Thu, 8/16/2018	Pool A	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (4)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:47
Thu, 8/16/2018	Pool A	Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (1)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:52
Fri, 8/17/2018	Pool A	Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Igor Velichko, Russia (10)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 18-20	0:47
Fri, 8/17/2018	Winner 1	Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (9)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 25-23 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-1
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Thole/Wickler	1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	19	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:38
Series tied with # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-2
8/16/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Kantor/Losiak	4	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:47
8/27/17	FIVB	2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Kantor/Losiak	6	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
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 # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 8-3
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	16-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:44
8/11/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	4	20-22, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	21-16, 21-12	0:30
7/1/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-12, 14-21, 15-11	0:42
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-18, 21-18	0:34
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
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-8
7/14/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	6	Lupo/Nicolai	12	30-28, 21-18	0:47
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	12	Lupo/Nicolai	4	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-15, 21-17	0:32
3/3/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gavira/Herrera	13	24-22, 19-21, 17-15	0:54
8/26/17	FIVB	2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gavira/Herrera	9	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:45
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	6	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/16/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-19, 21-17	0:36
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
Series tied with # 9 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Winner 1	Bryl/Fijalek	9	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bryl/Fijalek	17	25-23, 26-24	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Stoyanovskiy/Velichko, Russia 0-1
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Stoyanovskiy/Velichko	10	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-18, 16-21, 20-18	0:47