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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2021
August 12 - 15, 2021

(6) 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:

144

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

176

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$784,367.89

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	11	3	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	US$108,590.95
FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00
Overall	103	6	9	11	6	21	2	27	0	15	5	1	US$1,102,265.95

Previous Vienna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2018	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2019	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-8/7/2021	Tokyo Olympic Games	18	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	9	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2021	Sochi 4 Star	13	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	14	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	15	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	7	9th	400	US$4,000.00
CEV	9/16-20/2020	EuroBeachVolley 2020	5	3rd	480	€ 10,000.00

EuroBeachVolley 2021 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/12/2022	Pool F	Ruslan Bykanov / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (27)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:39
Fri, 8/12/2022	Pool F	Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (11)	Lost 21-18, 12-21, 15-17	0:53
Sat, 8/13/2022	Winner 1	Michal Bryl / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 8/13/2022	Winner 2	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Lost 18-21, 27-29	0:55

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 62-43 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-5
9/20/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	27-25, 21-19	0:43
8/2/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-12, 19-21, 15-7	0:54
7/6/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-13, 21-11	0:39
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	2	Lupo/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-17	0:34
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	19	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:38
8/19/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Mol/Sorum	10	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-2
6/5/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 3	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-15, 21-17	0:34
7/19/18	CEV	CEV European Championship	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	16	Lupo/Nicolai	1	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-2
7/30/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	18	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:54
9/19/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Kantor/Losiak	15	21-19, 19-21, 18-16	0:57
7/12/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Kantor/Losiak	18	22-20, 21-18	0:36
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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-1
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool B	Ermacora/Pristauz	31	Lupo/Nicolai	2	21-17, 21-16	0:33
6/21/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ermacora/Pristauz	29, Q16	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 1	Leshukov/Semenov	14	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 21-14	0:39
8/10/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Leshukov/Semenov	3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-17, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Thole/Wickler, Germany 3-1
7/25/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	18	Thole/Wickler	7	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
9/18/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Thole/Wickler	3	26-24, 13-21, 15-12	0:48
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 # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 10-9
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 21-16	0:33
8/8/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Lupo/Nicolai	5	23-21, 21-18	0:35
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
8/19/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	23-25, 21-15, 15-11	0:46
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-14, 21-17	0:29
6/5/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	12-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:46
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
9/20/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-16, 13-21, 15-8	0:43
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 # 14 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 13-5
6/5/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	21-19, 30-28	0:46
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Samoilovs/Smedins	18	21-15, 22-20	0:41
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	Lupo/Nicolai	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	15	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-12, 21-18	0:34
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
8/20/17	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-16, 23-21	0:38
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
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:55
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 # 17 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-0
5/29/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Seidl/Waller	27, Q5	21-13, 18-21, 17-15	0:48
6/30/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	8	Seidl/Waller	32	21-15, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
9/19/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Plavins/Tocs	4	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Plavins/Tocs	16	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 19 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 2-1
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Liamin/Myskiv	25, Q6	21-18, 21-14	0:35
9/20/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Liamin/Myskiv	11	17-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:51
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool E	Liamin/Myskiv	12	Lupo/Nicolai	5	25-23, 28-26	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 10-9
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	20	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
8/9/19	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	0:46
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
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Gavira/Herrera	5	23-21, 21-23, 15-12	0:50
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
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	1:02
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 # 24 Dziadkou/Piatrushka, Belarus 0-1
9/16/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool E	Dziadkou/Piatrushka	28	Lupo/Nicolai	5	11-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 25 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 3-0
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
9/20/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Koekelkoren/van Walle	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 28 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Dressler/Huber	26, Q5	21-14, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 31 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-5
6/3/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Doppler/Horst	24, Q3	21-23, 21-17, 15-6	0:45
8/7/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Doppler/Horst	21	21-13, 21-18	0:34
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
6/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Doppler/Horst	8	21-13, 21-19	0:38
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 # 32 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Aye/Gauthier-Rat	23, Q1	21-13, 21-13	0:28