European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(12, Q4) 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: 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 Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 23 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 23 7 300 US$8,000.00
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 17 13 240 € 2,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 21 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 19 13 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 33 50 US$4,800.00
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 4 13 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 7 13 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 7 9 240 € 1,950.00
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 1 9 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 7 17 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 6 2 540 € 8,150.00
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (Q29) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:59
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 2 Jakob Due / Lars Mayland, Denmark (Q13) Won 21-10, 24-22 0:38
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 3 Robert Kufa / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (Q5) Won 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 0:51
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5) Lost 23-25, 19-21 0:46
Fri, 4/18/2008 Contender 1 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (4) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Fri, 4/18/2008 Contender 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 10-21, 14-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Lione/Varnier trail the series against the field 24-31
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-4
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Lione/Varnier 17 21-18, 16-21, 22-20 1:21
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
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 4 Lione/Varnier 7 23-21, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 21-10, 21-14 0:30
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Lione/Varnier 7 21-13, 17-21, 15-5 0:56
Lead the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-0
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 Boersma/Ronnes 4 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-3
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 5 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 25-23, 21-19 0:46
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 27 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
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
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 13 Herrera/Mesa 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Lione/Varnier 19 14-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:53
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 2 Lione/Varnier 23 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:57
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Lione/Varnier 27 21-17, 21-14 0:40
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Lione/Varnier 30 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Lione/Varnier 27 21-16, 21-12 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 11 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 3-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7 Benes/Benes 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 3 Lione/Varnier 1 21-18, 24-22 0:42
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Benes/Benes 11 21-12, 27-25 0:43
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 13 Benes/Benes 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 13 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 Huth/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Huth/Schneider 30, Q12 Lione/Varnier 14 26-24, 21-16 0:53
Trail the series against # Q3 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-2
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Lione/Varnier 1 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Babich/Nikolaev 11 25-23, 21-14 0:47
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Lead the series against # Q5 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 2-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 Kufa/Rotrekl Q5 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 0:51
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Lione/Varnier 17 Kufa/Rotrekl 18 21-11, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 10 Lione/Varnier 23 21-16, 21-17 0:52
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 10 Lione/Varnier 17 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Lead the series against # Q7 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-2
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
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 3 Lione/Varnier 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:05
Trail the series against # Q9 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-18 1:01
Lead the series against # Q10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Lione/Varnier 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti 22 21-18, 21-13 0:36
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 # Q13 Due/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 Due/Mayland Q13 21-10, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Series tied with # Q26 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
Lead the series against # Q29 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier 12, Q4 Berg/Brinkborg Q29 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:59