Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasilia Open
April 20 - 25, 2010
(23) 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: 148
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$681,787.50
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 Brasília Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 20 25 60 US$2,000.00
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
Brasilia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/22/2010 Winner 1 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (10) Lost 26-28, 13-21 0:53
Thu, 4/22/2010 Contender 1 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (26, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 4/23/2010 Contender 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (9) Lost 20-22, 21-13, 10-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier lead the series against the field 4-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 9 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Nicolai/Varnier 23 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 Nicolai/Varnier 23 28-26, 21-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 23 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:36