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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006

(8) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th	Did not play
1998	Andrea Ghiurghi - 25th	Did not play
2001	Eugenio Amore - 17th	Did not play
2002	Eugenio Amore - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	7	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	9	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	5	9	140	US$5,250.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	7, Q14	4	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	Q12	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	29, Q14	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	4	2	18	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	Q26	41	12	US$0.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/4/2006	Pool H	Francisco Alvarez / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (25)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:36
Fri, 8/4/2006	Pool H	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (24)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:42
Fri, 8/4/2006	Pool H	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (9)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:42
Fri, 8/4/2006	Winner 1	Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q15)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:42
Sat, 8/5/2006	Winner 2	Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger, United States (6)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 26-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-12	0:38
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Lione/Varnier	7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:14
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Lione/Varnier	Q48	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	7	21-11, 33-31	0:51
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	9	21-15, 21-14	0:43
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-4
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cunha/Neto	4	Lione/Varnier	12	21-11, 21-17	0:47
6/18/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Neto	3	Lione/Varnier	7	21-19, 21-15	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Cunha/Neto	3	Lione/Varnier	7	21-19, 21-15	0:51
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	9	Baracetti/Conde	8	21-17, 21-18	0:50
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Baracetti/Conde	17	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:19
Series tied with # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-1
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	6	Lione/Varnier	8	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	12	Lambert/Metzger	5	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Gartmayer	9	Lione/Varnier	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Gosch/Strauss	26, Q8	16-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 15, Q24 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	19	Krug/Urbatzka	3	25-23, 21-15	0:39
Series tied with # 16 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 5	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Egger/Laciga	3	19-21, 21-16, 16-14	1:02
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-19, 21-17	0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
6/23/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	10	Lione/Varnier	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	8	Lione/Varnier	7	22-20, 21-19	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Kais/Vesik	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:00
Series tied with # 20 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Lione/Varnier	12	Schacht/Slack	5	16-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Schacht/Slack	7	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	21-16, 18-21, 21-19	1:18
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 25 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Alvarez/Villar	25	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-23, 21-11, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	8	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28, Q15	21-15, 21-16	0:42
Series tied with # 30, Q7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 1-0
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	7	Bitencourt/Correa	26, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against 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
Series tied with # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	12	Cadieux/Leinemann	21	21-19, 21-17	0:44
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Cadieux/Leinemann	21	Lione/Varnier	12	17-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:59
Lead the series against # Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Lione/Varnier	7	Pedrosa/Rosas	10	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # Q16 Cicola/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	9	Cicola/Tomatis	24	21-13, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # Q27 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 0-1
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Babich/Nikolaev	Q58	Lione/Varnier	Q26	14-21, 26-24, 21-19	0:58
Trail the series against # Q31 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Ferreira/Ferreira	23, Q2	Lione/Varnier	Q34	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # Q32 Blauel/Huber, Austria 2-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Blauel/Huber	Q19	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	19	Blauel/Huber	14	21-18, 21-17	0:37