European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Open
July 7 - 10, 2005
(13) 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: 121
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Alanya 2006)
Career Winnings: US$191,637.45
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: 71
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Alanya 2006)
Career Winnings: US$149,221.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157CQMoney
CEV901100232000000 US$37,977.41
FIVB38000231851023211 US$187,200.00
FIVB C&S202000000000000 US$5,400.00
Overall490312331171023211 US$230,577.41
Previous Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
Spanish Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Qualifier 2 Oliver Indra / Matthias Wachter, Liechtenstein Won 25-23, 21-17 0:51
Thu, 7/7/2005 Qualifier 3 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (4) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 2 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (12) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:35
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Adrian Caravano / Olivier Conte, France (15) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 3 Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (9) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-5 0:50
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 4 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (3) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
Sat, 7/9/2005 Semi-Finals Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (1) Lost 22-20, 15-21, 7-15 0:55
Sun, 7/10/2005 Bronze Medal John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (10) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:40
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier lead the series against the field 7-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 1 Lione/Varnier 13 20-22, 21-15, 15-7 0:55
Lead the series against # 3 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 13 Canet/Hamel 3 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 13 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Bosma/Ortiz 9 21-18, 15-21, 15-5 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Bronze Medal Lione/Varnier 13 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 10 21-13, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 2 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 12 Lione/Varnier 13 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 13 Caravano/Conte 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 13 Indra/Wachter 25-23, 21-17 0:51