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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
August 1 - 4, 2002

(41) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione, Italy

Eugenio Amore
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vergato (Bologna)

Resides:

Torre des Lagu

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Shanghai 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$93,135.00

Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rome

Resides:

Rome

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$165,645.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	1	5	2	1	5	US$40,470.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th
1998	Did not play	Andrea Ghiurghi - 25th
2001	Riccardo Lione - 17th	Eugenio Amore - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q5	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	40	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	32, Q4	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	Q5	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	22, Q6	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	23, Q5	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	18	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q6	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	29	17	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	26, Q13	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	10	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	Q23	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q30	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q32	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	Q30	41	14	US$0.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool H	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (17)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 8/2/2002	Pool H	Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (32)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 8/2/2002	Pool H	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (8)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 8-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool A	Ramos/Rego	1	Amore/Lione	32, Q4	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Loiola/Santos	2	Amore/Lione	18	21-15, 21-9	0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool D	Baracetti/Conde	4	Amore/Lione	29	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	13-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:56
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	27, Q3	Amore/Lione	Q30	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	3	Amore/Lione	29	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	8	Amore/Lione	41	21-13, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	24, Q12	Amore/Lione	Q5	21-16, 11-21, 18-16	0:50
Trail the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-2
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Prosser/Zahner	11	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	21-16, 23-21	0:39
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool G	Prosser/Zahner	10	Amore/Lione	23, Q5	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 14 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Fonoimoana/Holdren	16	Amore/Lione	40	21-14, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Gscheidle/Vesti	27	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Rogers/Scott	17	Amore/Lione	41	21-15, 21-18	0:35
11/30/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Rogers/Scott	24	Amore/Lione	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool A	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	Amore/Lione	32, Q4	21-18, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Holden/Leinemann	23	Amore/Lione	10	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	9	Amore/Lione	26, Q13	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool A	Egger/Heyer	17	Amore/Lione	32, Q4	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:45
Trail the series against # 25 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager	32	Amore/Lione	40	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 27 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Amore/Lione	40	Canet/Hamel	9	25-23, 21-19	0:50
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Amore/Lione	18	Canet/Hamel	17	21-15, 21-17	0:37
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Amore/Lione	Q23	15-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 28 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	25	Amore/Lione	10	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/25/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Klemperer/Rademacher	Q20	Amore/Lione	26, Q13	21-16, 21-12	0:28
Series tied with # 32 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Amore/Lione	41	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	32	21-19, 21-19	0:41
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool G	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	26	Amore/Lione	23, Q5	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 33 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Amore/Lione	22, Q6	Backer/Ronnes	Q22	21-14, 24-22	0:41
Series tied with # 38 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 10	Amore/Lione	26, Q13	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:46
7/17/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Amore/Lione	Q20	22-20, 23-25, 15-13	1:11
Lead the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Amore/Lione	40	Goranson/Goranson	33	21-19, 21-9	0:38
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 9	Amore/Lione	26, Q13	Goranson/Goranson	Q12	21-19, 24-22	0:57