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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$20,000 Italy Satellite
July 22 - 24, 2005

(4) Riccardo Lione/Matteo Varnier, Italy

Riccardo "Riccardino" Lione
Italy

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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 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$122,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	3	2	1	1	US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,400.00
Overall	40	0	2	0	2	3	1	8	5	10	2	3	2	1	1	US$192,600.00

Previous Alba Adriatica Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	19	2	54	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q25	57	4	US$0.00
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

Italy Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 1	Roberto Marini / Natale Monopoli, Italy (13, Q6)	Won 24-26, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 2	Dan Casey / Adam Parkes, Canada (12, Q4)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:41
Sat, 7/23/2005	Winner 3	Paolo Ficosecco / Marco Malavolta, Italy (8, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:44
Sun, 7/24/2005	Semi-Finals	Jaroslav Pavlas / Miroslav Svoboda, Czech Republic (16)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:31
Sun, 7/24/2005	Gold Medal	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (3)	Lost 21-23, 13-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 8-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Amore/Fenili, Italy 3-2
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Gold Medal	Amore/Fenili	3	Lione/Varnier	4	23-21, 21-13	0:46
7/17/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Semi-Finals	Lione/Varnier	19	Amore/Fenili	6, Q1	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	19	Amore/Fenili	6, Q1	21-17, 23-21	0:52
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Lione/Varnier	Q48	Amore/Fenili		21-16, 21-17	0:42
6/7/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Country Quota	Amore/Fenili	Q41	Lione/Varnier		12-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Ghiurghi/Mascagna, Italy 1-0
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 4	Lione/Varnier	19	Ghiurghi/Mascagna	23, Q19	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 8, Q2 Ficosecco/Malavolta, Italy 1-0
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	4	Ficosecco/Malavolta	8, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 12, Q4 Casey/Parkes, Canada 1-0
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	4	Casey/Parkes	12, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Marini/Monopoli, Italy 1-0
7/23/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	4	Marini/Monopoli	13, Q6	24-26, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Pavlas/Svoboda, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Satellite	Semi-Finals	Lione/Varnier	4	Pavlas/Svoboda	16	21-18, 21-14	0:31