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US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 30, 2021

(13) 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:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

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 Sochi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2016	Paolo Nicolai - 1st	Daniele Lupo - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Sochi 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool D	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (20)	Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
Fri, 5/28/2021	Pool D	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (4)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:47
Sat, 5/29/2021	Winner 2	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (27, Q5)	Won 21-13, 18-21, 17-15	0:48
Sat, 5/29/2021	Winner 3	Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (11)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:35

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$43,000.00
World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$121,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	1	4	5	2	4	0	20	0	7	3	0	$619,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	2	3	3	1	11	2	4	0	3	1	0	$197,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00
Total	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	0	$993,675.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Daniele Lupo												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	$34,900.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
5	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	$60,500.00	World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
59	1	4	5	2	5	24	11	4	0	$325,650.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
45	3	3	3	2	15	8	5	2	0	$117,937.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
4	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
127	4	9	10	5	26	38	21	6	0	$545,237.50	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	0	$705,037.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	$42,300.00	24	13	64.9 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	$91,100.00	30	20	60.0 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	$113,200.00	47	17	73.4 %
2014	FIVB	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	$187,000.00	36	14	72.0 %
2015	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	0	1	1	0	$116,000.00	29	21	58.0 %
2016	FIVB	10	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	$70,575.00	39	18	68.4 %
2017	FIVB	9	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	$129,500.00	33	13	71.7 %
2018	FIVB	8	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$95,000.00	21	13	61.8 %
2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	$78,000.00	27	15	64.3 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	10	5	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	89	3	9	10	3	18	2	25	0	14	4	1	$952,675.00	301	151	66.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Daniele Lupo													Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$13,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
10	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	4	$23,550.00	2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	$31,750.00
9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00
12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00
9	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$93,500.00	2014	FIVB	9	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$93,500.00
11	0	0	1	0	3	5	1	1	0	$58,000.00	2015	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	3	5	1	1	0	$58,000.00
10	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	$35,287.50	2016	FIVB	10	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	$35,287.50
9	0	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	$64,750.00	2017	FIVB	9	0	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	$64,750.00
8	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$47,500.00	2018	FIVB	8	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$47,500.00
9	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	$39,000.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	$39,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$10,000.00
97	3	9	10	3	21	28	14	4	5	$478,737.50	Total	Total	117	5	10	10	3	21	29	26	9	4	$524,662.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	191	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%	4	1	311-157	66.5%
2020-2021	16	66.7%	4	16.7%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	5	35.7%	0	0.0%	9	64.3%	5-9	35.7%	16-9	64.0%	9-4	69.2%	0	0	25-13	65.8%
Against the Field	35	57.4%	16	26.2%	10	16.4%	51-10	83.6%	19	29.2%	11	16.9%	35	53.8%	19-46	29.2%	70-70	50.0%	70-42	62.5%	0	0	70-56	55.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	7
World Championships	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	13
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	96	37	0	0	43	31	5	7	5	2	1	4	152	81
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	46	10	0	0	35	22	5	4	3	1	2	3	111	46
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	5
Total	0	0	6	1	169	61	2	0	93	63	12	14	10	4	3	9	311	157

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 62-50 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 3-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Tijan/Younousse	4	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:47
4/25/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 3	Tijan/Younousse	10	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-17, 21-16	0:38
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-16, 21-18	0:34
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	6	21-18, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Crabb/Gibb, United States 6-2
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Crabb/Gibb	3	21-17, 20-22, 15-13	0:53
3/12/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Crabb/Gibb	5	21-15, 21-18	0:30
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool A	Crabb/Gibb	17	Lupo/Nicolai	1	23-21, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
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 # 7 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 # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 1	Leshukov/Semenov	14	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 2-4
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Bryl/Fijalek	5	21-18, 21-12	0:37
3/12/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Semi-Finals	Bryl/Fijalek	7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	28-26, 21-18	0:43
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Bryl/Fijalek	5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-14, 21-16	0:40
10/20/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 3	Bryl/Fijalek	4	Lupo/Nicolai	7	24-22, 21-18	0:37
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Winner 1	Bryl/Fijalek	9	Lupo/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bryl/Fijalek	17	25-23, 26-24	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
5/29/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 3	Carambula/Rossi	11	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-4
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Dalhausser/Lucena	5	21-18, 21-18	0:42
3/4/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-12, 21-17	0:39
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool C	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-13, 17-21, 24-22	0:55
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Lucena	2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-19	0:37
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	22-20, 23-21	0:39
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 8-7
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 21-16	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 16 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool C	Bourne/Crabb	19, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 17 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
3/10/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool D	Ehlers/Fluggen	13	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-2
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
Series tied with # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-8
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	20	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	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
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 # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 10-5
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
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 # 22 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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 # 29, Q8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Berntsen/Mol	27, Q13	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Brunner/Schalk	31, Q17	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 2-1
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	O'Gorman/Saxton	23, Q3	21-18, 20-22, 24-22	0:57
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	6	O'Gorman/Saxton	19	21-16, 21-19	0:34
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 2	O'Gorman/Saxton	21	Lupo/Nicolai	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # Q6 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bergmann/Harms	28, Q16	21-12, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # Q16 Huerta/Menendez, Spain 2-0
3/10/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Huerta/Menendez	29, Q10	21-19, 21-13	0:31
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Huerta/Menendez	30, Q11	21-16, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q17 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