Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q25) Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 13, 1972 (51 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Gianni Mascagna - 25th Did not play
1997 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
1998 Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th Did not play
2001 Eugenio Amore - 17th Did not play
2002 Eugenio Amore - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q48 33 20 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 1 Dimitrios Nerantzis / Konstantinos Tampouratzis, Greece (Q40) Lost 12-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against Acco/Correa, Brazil 0-1
7/17/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Gold Medal Acco/Correa 13 Lione/Varnier 19 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 Lione/Varnier Q34 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q19 Amore/Fenili, Italy 3-1
7/17/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 19 Amore/Fenili 6, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 19 Amore/Fenili 6, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:52
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
Trail the series against # Q40 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis, Greece 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 1 Nerantzis/Tampouratzis Q40 Lione/Varnier Q25 21-12, 17-21, 15-11 0:44