European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2019 European Championships
August 6 - 11, 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: 17
Tournaments: 144
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 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 176
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$784,367.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1130121020110 US$108,590.95
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Overall103691162122701551 US$1,102,265.95
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2009 Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
FIVB 2010 Did not play Matteo Ingrosso - 17th
FIVB 2011 Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Matteo Martino - 17th
FIVB 2012 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2013 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
FIVB 2014 Paolo Nicolai - 4th Daniele Lupo - 4th
FIVB 2015 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
FIVB 2016 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
FIVB 2017 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2018 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 4 5th 480 US$6,000.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/6/2019 Pool E Sergey Gorbenko / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (28) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Wed, 8/7/2019 Pool E Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (21) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/8/2019 Pool E Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (12) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:35
Fri, 8/9/2019 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (16) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/9/2019 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 0:46
Sat, 8/10/2019 Winner 3 Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (3) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:43
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 57-41 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-4
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-12, 19-21, 15-7 0:54
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-13, 21-11 0:39
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 2 Lupo/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-17 0:34
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 # 3 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/10/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Leshukov/Semenov 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-17, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-3
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-14, 21-16 0:40
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
Series tied with # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 9-9
8/9/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 0:46
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 # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Kantor/Losiak 18 22-20, 21-18 0:36
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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 9-9
8/8/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 12 Lupo/Nicolai 5 23-21, 21-18 0:35
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 21-16, 21-19 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 14 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 11-3
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 22, Q3 21-18, 23-21 0:38
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
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
Series tied with # 15 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gerson/Heidrich 17 21-19, 21-19 0:33
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 # 16 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
8/9/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Plavins/Tocs 16 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
7/16/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Basta/Kolaric 32 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Abbiati/Andreatta, Italy 1-0
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Abbiati/Andreatta 26 21-13, 21-11 0:28
Series tied with # 21 Doppler/Horst, Austria 5-5
8/7/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Doppler/Horst 21 21-13, 21-18 0:34
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
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 # 23 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool B Ermacora/Pristauz 31 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-17, 21-16 0:33
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ermacora/Pristauz 29, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 27 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 3-1
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 8 Beeler/Krattiger 25, Q5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
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 # 28 Gorbenko/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
8/6/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gorbenko/Likholetov 28 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 30 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-0
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 8 Seidl/Waller 32 21-15, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 31 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bergmann/Harms 28, Q16 21-12, 21-16 0:30