Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 8 - 12, 2021
(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: 17
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
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: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
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
2019 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2020 Paolo Nicolai - 3rd Daniele Lupo - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/9-13/2020 Doha Four Star 4 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 1 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 5 5th 480 US$6,000.00
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
Doha 4-star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/9/2021 Pool G Christoph Dressler / Alexander Huber, Austria (26, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Tue, 3/9/2021 Pool G Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (23, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:28
Wed, 3/10/2021 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (15) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 66-44 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-2
8/17/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Cerutti/Filho 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Cerutti/Filho 10 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Cerutti/Filho 15 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Crabb/Gibb, United States 5-2
3/12/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Crabb/Gibb 5 21-15, 21-18 0:30
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool A Crabb/Gibb 17 Lupo/Nicolai 1 23-21, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
8/16/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Crabb/Gibb 11 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 12 Crabb/Gibb 21 17-21, 21-16, 20-18 0:56
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool E Crabb/Gibb 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:46
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Crabb/Gibb 13 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 0:53
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Crabb/Gibb 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-7
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 21-16 0:33
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
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 # 8 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 2-0
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Tijan/Younousse 8 21-16, 21-18 0:34
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Tijan/Younousse 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 0-1
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool E Liamin/Myskiv 12 Lupo/Nicolai 5 25-23, 28-26 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 9-4
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 15 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-12, 21-18 0:34
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
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
Lead the series against # 16 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
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 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 2-1
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 21-18, 20-22, 24-22 0:57
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-16, 21-19 0:34
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Series tied with # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-4
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Grimalt/Grimalt 26 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:46
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
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q1 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 23, Q1 21-13, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 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 # 26, Q5 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Dressler/Huber 26, Q5 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q23 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 # Q7 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 5-2
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 32, Q15 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ontiveros/Virgen 20 21-14, 21-10 0:28
8/7/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Ontiveros/Virgen 15 Lupo/Nicolai 10 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-19, 23-21 0:53
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Ontiveros/Virgen 12 22-20, 24-22 0:41
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ontiveros/Virgen 22 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Berntsen/Mol 27, Q13 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
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
Lead the series against # Q15 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 2-0
3/10/20FIVBDoha Four Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Huerta/Menendez 29, Q10 21-19, 21-13 0:31
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Huerta/Menendez 30, Q11 21-16, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q17 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