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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 14 - 18, 2019

(5) 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Matteo Varnier - 17th
2010	Did not play	Matteo Ingrosso - 17th
2011	Andrea Tomatis - 33rd	Matteo Martino - 17th
2012	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2014	Paolo Nicolai - 4th	Daniele Lupo - 4th
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2016	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2017	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2018	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	7	9th	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	3	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	12	4th	840	US$16,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	8	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	6	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	8	5th	480	US$6,000.00
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

Moscow Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/15/2019	Pool E	Florian Breer / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (28, Q8)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:35
Thu, 8/15/2019	Pool E	Nikita Liamin / Taras Myskiv, Russia (12)	Lost 23-25, 26-28	0:44
Fri, 8/16/2019	Winner 1	Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov, Ukraine (24, Q4)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:29
Fri, 8/16/2019	Winner 2	Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (11)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:50
Sat, 8/17/2019	Winner 3	Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 10-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 59-37 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-2
8/17/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 3	Cerutti/Filho	2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Cerutti/Filho	10	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-19, 21-14	0:35
7/12/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Cerutti/Filho	15	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
7/13/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Schmidt	6	Lupo/Nicolai	12	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool F	Goncalves/Schmidt	11	Lupo/Nicolai	6	21-16, 21-18	0:38
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Goncalves/Schmidt	9	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 7-7
7/13/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-17, 21-15	0:37
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	21-16, 21-19	0:33
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
Series tied with # 6 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-1
3/14/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Thole/Wickler	12	21-23, 24-22, 15-12	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 7 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-0
7/3/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Loyola/Wanderley	17	25-23, 16-21, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 11 Crabb/Gibb, United States 4-1
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Crabb/Gibb	11	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:50
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 # 12 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 0-1
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool E	Liamin/Myskiv	12	Lupo/Nicolai	5	25-23, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
8/10/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Gerson/Heidrich	17	21-19, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 3-1
8/2/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Pedlow/Schachter	21, Q2	21-19, 21-14	0:34
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Pedlow/Schachter	20	17-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:41
8/3/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Winner 1	Pedlow/Schachter	16	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-19, 21-19	0:36
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Pedlow/Schachter	12	14-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-4
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-19, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
3/15/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:45
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 # 17, Q2 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Varenhorst/van de Velde	24	21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 9-3
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	22, Q3	21-18, 23-21	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 19 Allen/Slick, United States 1-0
7/5/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Allen/Slick	29	27-25, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 2-0
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	14, Q1	22-20, 21-19	0:39
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 # 21 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-0
6/30/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Seidl/Waller	32	21-15, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
8/3/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Winner 1	Doppler/Horst	8	Lupo/Nicolai	2	21-18, 21-17	0:42
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Doppler/Horst	12	21-19, 21-14	0:33
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	10	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doppler/Horst	9	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	24	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-18, 21-17	0:41
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Doppler/Horst	29	27-25, 21-19	0:40
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Doppler/Horst	28, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
6/16/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Koekelkoren/van Walle	16	21-19, 23-21	0:36
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Koekelkoren/van Walle	22	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 1-0
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gordieiev/Popov	24, Q4	21-12, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 4-2
6/21/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ontiveros/Virgen	20	21-14, 21-10	0:28
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool C	Ontiveros/Virgen	15	Lupo/Nicolai	10	14-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:48
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ontiveros/Virgen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-19, 23-21	0:53
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	22-20, 24-22	0:41
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Ontiveros/Virgen	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Ontiveros/Virgen	22	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Breer/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Breer/Metral	28, Q8	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 2-0
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Bykanov/Hudyakov	29, Q14	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:44
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Bykanov/Hudyakov	25	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 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 # Q10 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Ha/Wu	30	21-9, 21-14	0:28