Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 11 - 16, 2019
(8) 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: 127
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
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: 154
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$705,037.50
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2012
  • Best Offensive Player 2014
  • Best Blocker 2016
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2018 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 7 5th 480 US$6,000.00
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$4,000.00
Doha Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/13/2019 Pool H Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (25, Q5) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Wed, 3/13/2019 Pool H Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (9) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 3/14/2019 Winner 2 Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (12) Won 21-23, 24-22, 15-12 0:53
Fri, 3/15/2019 Winner 3 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18, Q1) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 11-15 0:45
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total92391042022501440 $993,675.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
1274910526382160 $545,237.50 Total15461313631432990 $705,037.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB700001220011 $42,300.00 241364.9 %
2012FIVB901111020210 $91,100.00 302060.0 %
2013FIVB1201300070100 $113,200.00 471773.4 %
2014FIVB921010030200 $187,000.00 361472.0 %
2015FIVB1100103050110 $116,000.00 292158.0 %
2016FIVB1013002010210 $70,575.00 391868.4 %
2017FIVB902301000300 $129,500.00 331371.7 %
2018FIVB801102020200 $95,000.00 211361.8 %
2019FIVB200002000000 $12,000.00 6275.0 %
TotalFIVB7739921222201341 $856,675.00 26513166.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Daniele Lupo  Paolo Nicolai
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2010000001 $0.00
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2008FIVB5000001220 $7,550.00
1000001000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
           2009FIVB6000012210 $16,725.00
2000011000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2010FIVB8000000620 $13,450.00
1000001000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
10000032014 $23,550.00 2011FIVB12000033213 $31,750.00
9011112210 $45,550.00 2012FIVB9011112210 $45,550.00
12013007100 $56,600.00 2013FIVB12013007100 $56,600.00
9210103200 $93,500.00 2014FIVB9210103200 $93,500.00
11001035110 $58,000.00 2015FIVB11001035110 $58,000.00
10130021210 $35,287.50 2016FIVB10130021210 $35,287.50
9023010300 $64,750.00 2017FIVB9023010300 $64,750.00
8011022200 $47,500.00 2018FIVB8011022200 $47,500.00
2000020000 $6,000.00 2019FIVB2000020000 $6,000.00
85399215251345 $430,737.50 TotalTotal1055109215262594 $476,662.50
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
Overall191 67.5% 56 19.8% 36 12.7% 247-36 87.3% 60 33.3% 34 18.9% 86 47.8% 60-120 33.3% 191-86 69.0% 116-70 62.4% 41 311-157 66.5%
2018-201928 66.7% 9 21.4% 5 11.9% 37-5 88.1% 11 32.4% 7 20.6% 16 47.1% 11-23 32.4% 28-16 63.6% 20-12 62.5% 00 48-28 63.2%
Against the Field43 66.2% 11 16.9% 11 16.9% 54-11 83.1% 22 33.8% 10 15.4% 33 50.8% 22-43 33.8% 86-66 56.6% 66-42 61.1% 00 76-54 58.5%
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
Total006116961209363121410439311157
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 51-36 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Tijan/Younousse 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 3 Bryl/Fijalek 4 Lupo/Nicolai 7 24-22, 21-18 0:37
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 9 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bryl/Fijalek 17 25-23, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 8-3
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:44
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 4 20-22, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-16, 21-12 0:30
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
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 # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-8
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
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 # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-2
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 8 Kantor/Losiak 4 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:47
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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 9 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 8 Goncalves/Schmidt 9 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 12 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-1
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 8 Thole/Wickler 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-12 0:53
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Thole/Wickler 1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Cerutti/Loyola 13 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 10 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 8 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-18, 21-17 0:42
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 # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Pedlow/Schachter 20 17-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:41
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Pedlow/Schachter 16 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-19, 21-19 0:36
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 # 17 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-4
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Dalhausser/Lucena 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
3/4/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-12, 21-17 0:39
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-13, 17-21, 24-22 0:55
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-19 0:37
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 22-20, 23-21 0:39
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-3
3/15/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 18, Q1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:45
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 20 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:45
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Grimalt/Grimalt 21 21-13, 15-21, 17-15 0:46
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-18, 21-17 0:33
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 15-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:42
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Grimalt/Grimalt 23 Lupo/Nicolai 10 15-21, 21-19, 24-22 0:56
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gerson/Heidrich 17 21-19, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Filho/Santos 8 21-9, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 3-0
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 8 Beeler/Krattiger 25, Q5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
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 # 26, Q6 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 # 28, Q9 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Ha/Wu 30 21-9, 21-14 0:28
Trail the series against # Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q17 Gomez/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Gomez/Rangel 31, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Caminati/Ranghieri 24 18-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:48