Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Mazury Open
August 4 - 9, 2009
(20) Paolo Nicolai/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Resides: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$679,287.50
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB70000100051 US$33,900.00
Previous Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 41st
2006 Did not play Eugenio Amore - 7th
2008 Did not play Riccardo Lione - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 17 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 32 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 9 5 360 US$9,100.00
Stare Jablonki Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/6/2009 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:43
Thu, 8/6/2009 Contender 1 Marcus Popp / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (29, Q6) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier trail the series against the field 4-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Marques 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Gavira/Herrera 11 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool H Nicolai/Varnier 32 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-14, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 37 Nicolai/Varnier 32 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Nicolai/Varnier 17 Lochhead/Pitman 16 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Popp/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Popp/Windscheif 29, Q6 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-18, 21-15 0:39