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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Las Vegas Four Star
October 17 - 21, 2018

(7) 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 Las Vegas Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-18/2018	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	8	5th	0	US$20,000.00
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

Las Vegas Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/18/2018	Pool G	Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (26)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:28
Thu, 10/18/2018	Pool G	Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (10)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 10/19/2018	Winner 2	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (6)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:31
Sat, 10/20/2018	Winner 3	Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (4)	Lost 22-24, 18-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 31-23 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Crabb/Gibb, United States 3-1
7/14/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Crabb/Gibb	21	17-21, 21-16, 20-18	0:56
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool E	Crabb/Gibb	21	Lupo/Nicolai	12	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:46
7/7/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Crabb/Gibb	13	21-18, 23-25, 16-14	0:53
7/1/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Crabb/Gibb	17	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
10/20/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 3	Bryl/Fijalek	4	Lupo/Nicolai	7	24-22, 21-18	0:37
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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-18, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	10	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	22-20, 21-15	0:39
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Schmidt/Solberg	4	21-13, 23-21	0:38
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Schmidt/Solberg	3	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 2	O'Gorman/Saxton	21	Lupo/Nicolai	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Filho/Santos	8	21-9, 22-20	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-2
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
6/28/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-13, 15-21, 17-15	0:46
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 21-17	0:33
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	15-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Lupo/Nicolai	10	15-21, 21-19, 24-22	0:56
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bergmann/Harms	28, Q16	21-12, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Patterson/Slick, United States 1-0
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Patterson/Slick	28	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	24, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 26 Abbiati/Andreatta, Italy 1-0
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Abbiati/Andreatta	26	21-13, 21-11	0:28
Series tied with # 32, Q11 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-15, 21-15	0:40
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	18	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:50