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July 24 - 29, 2007
(30) 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
2005 Matteo Varnier - 33rd Riccardo Lione - 33rd
2006 Matteo Varnier - 9th Riccardo Lione - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 14 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 21 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 11 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 22 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 24 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 8 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$7,750.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool S Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (19) Lost 21-17, 15-21, 8-15 0:48
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool S Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:44
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool S Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (43) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001Klagenfurt Eugenio Amore - 17th Did not play
2009Stavanger Did not play Paolo Nicolai - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 33 50 US$4,800.00
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 21-35
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7 21-11, 33-31 0:51
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 9 21-15, 21-14 0:43
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-5
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-15 0:43
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Lione/Varnier 12 21-11, 21-17 0:47
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:51
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:14
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Lione/Varnier Q48 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Lione/Varnier 30 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Lione/Varnier 21 21-13, 21-16 0:38
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Lione/Varnier 15 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 2-3
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 12 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-17 0:44
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 3 Lione/Varnier 11 21-17, 21-15 0:44
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 11 Lione/Varnier 22 21-16, 22-20 0:43
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 1-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 22 25-27, 21-19, 16-14 1:09
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 8 21-15, 21-16 0:39
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 12 Lambert/Metzger 5 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 9 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-17, 21-18 0:50
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Baracetti/Conde 17 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:19
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 18 Lione/Varnier 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:07
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Lione/Varnier 12 Schacht/Slack 5 16-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:57
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Schacht/Slack 7 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 1:18
Trail the series against # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 24 Lione/Varnier 21 21-15, 21-17 0:49
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 27 Lione/Varnier 22 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Kais/Vesik 19 Lione/Varnier 30 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Lione/Varnier 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 8 Lione/Varnier 7 22-20, 21-19 0:39
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Lione/Varnier 15 21-16, 21-17 0:43
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Series tied with # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 21-16, 21-12 0:38
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Cadieux/Heese 17 Lione/Varnier 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:15
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Series tied with # 32 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 24, Q4 Lione/Varnier 8 31-29, 21-15 0:59
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 7 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:04
Series tied with # 36 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Lione/Varnier 14 21-17, 21-19 0:44
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lione/Varnier 7 21-16, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Lione/Varnier 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 22-20, 16-21, 15-8 0:53
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 Lione/Varnier 24 22-20, 21-17 0:48
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q15 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 41 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Alvarez/Munder 26 21-18, 32-30 0:59
Lead the series against # 43 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Lione/Varnier 30 Biza/Lebl 43 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 44 Huth/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Huth/Schneider 30, Q12 Lione/Varnier 14 26-24, 21-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-23, 21-11, 15-9 0:56