Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(20) Eugenio Amore/Riccardo Lione, Italy
 
Eugenio Amore
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Vergato (Bologna)
Resides: Torre des Lagu
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 83
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Shanghai 2006)
Career Winnings: US$93,135.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB2300000011715215 US$40,470.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 17th
1998 Did not play Andrea Ghiurghi - 25th
2001 Riccardo Lione - 17th Eugenio Amore - 17th
2002 Riccardo Lione - 25th Eugenio Amore - 25th
2006 Riccardo Fenili - 25th Matteo Varnier - 9th
2007 Riccardo Bizzotto - 9th Matteo Varnier - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 16 17 120 US$2,500.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (13) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 16-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:56
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool D Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (29) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (23, Q8) Lost 19-21, 24-22, 9-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Amore/Lione trail the series against the field 3-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Amore/Lione 8 By Forfeit  
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Amore/Lione 32, Q4 21-10, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Amore/Lione 20 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Amore/Lione 8 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 17 Amore/Lione 16 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 13 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Amore/Lione 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 13 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Lione 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q3 21-14, 25-23 0:48
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 25 Amore/Lione 10 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 Amore/Lione 20 21-19, 22-24, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Amore/Lione 20 Miramontes/Virgen 29 By Forfeit