Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2005
(Q48) Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
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: 13
Tournaments: 109
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$165,645.00
Matteo Varnier
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Sanremo
Resides: Arma di Taggia IM
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$122,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157CQMoney
FIVB38000231851023211 US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S202000000000000 US$5,400.00
Overall40020231851023211 US$192,600.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Eugenio Amore - 41st Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q34 41 12 US$0.00
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/14/2005 Country Quota Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy Won 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Wed, 6/15/2005 Qualifier 1 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (Q17) Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:59
Wed, 6/15/2005 Qualifier 2 Taichi Morikawa / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (Q16) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:42
Wed, 6/15/2005 Qualifier 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3, Q1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 4-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-1
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Lione/Varnier Q48 Amore/Fenili 21-16, 21-17 0:42
6/7/05FIVBCroatia Open Country Quota Amore/Fenili Q41 Lione/Varnier 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against Lahey/Sewell, Canada 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier Q34 Lahey/Sewell Q31 21-14, 16-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # Q16 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier Q48 Morikawa/Shiratori Q16 21-16, 25-23 0:42
Lead the series against # Q17 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier Q48 Xu/Xu Q17 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:59