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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 World Tour Finals - Italy
October 6 - 10, 2021

(1) 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 Cagliari Results Neither player has played in this venue before

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

World Tour Finals - Italy Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/6/2021	Pool A	Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (8)	Lost 21-10, 14-21, 15-17	0:41
Thu, 10/7/2021	Pool A	Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (10)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:32
Thu, 10/7/2021	Pool A	Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (4)	Won 21-11, 19-21, 15-13	0:44
Fri, 10/8/2021	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (5)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:36
Sat, 10/9/2021	Winner 1	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:35
Sat, 10/9/2021	Semi-Finals	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (5)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 10-15	0:48
Sun, 10/10/2021	Bronze Medal	Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (8)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:40

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	7	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	$61,000.00	20	11	64.5 %
Total	FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	$993,675.00	311	157	66.5 %

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
7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$30,500.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$30,500.00
100	3	9	10	4	23	28	14	4	5	$499,237.50	Total	Total	120	5	10	10	4	23	29	26	9	4	$545,162.50

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	8	47.1%	6	35.3%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	7	26.9%	4	15.4%	15	57.7%	7-19	26.9%	16-30	34.8%	26-14	65.0%	0	0	21-22	48.8%

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 trail the series against the field 21-22 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 3-2
8/4/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Winner 2	Tijan/Younousse	3	Lupo/Nicolai	18	21-17, 23-21	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Crabb/Gibb, United States 7-2
10/7/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Crabb/Gibb	4	21-11, 19-21, 15-13	0:44
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 # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-3
10/9/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Semi-Finals	Perusic/Schweiner	5	Lupo/Nicolai	1	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:48
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	5	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-16, 21-19	0:36
6/5/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 3	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 9-7
10/9/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-19, 21-17	0:35
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 # 7 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 # 8 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
10/10/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Bronze Medal	Varenhorst/van de Velde	8	Lupo/Nicolai	1	23-21, 21-17	0:40
10/6/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool A	Varenhorst/van de Velde	8	Lupo/Nicolai	1	10-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
10/7/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Plavins/Tocs	10	21-16, 21-18	0:32