Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasília Open
April 17 - 22, 2012
(9) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Resides: Fiumicino, Fregene (Roma)
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Other110000000000 US$0.00
Overall93491042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous Brasília Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011 Paolo Nicolai - 7th Daniele Lupo - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 12 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 7 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16, Q14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 28, Q11 7 300 US$7,600.00
Brasília Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/19/2012 Winner 1 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (24, Q2) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 4/19/2012 Contender 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (8) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Fri, 4/20/2012 Contender 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (10) Lost 18-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 13-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 21-13, 25-23 0:38
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-17, 21-18 0:32
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 5 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Cunha/Santos 4 23-21, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Lupo/Nicolai 7 23-25, 21-16, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Boersma/Spijkers 26 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-8, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-18 0:34
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 21-16, 26-28, 15-9 1:02
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 21-12, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q7 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Huber/Seidl 32 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Lario/Mesa 24, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Maciel/Schmidt 14, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 18, Q6 21-19, 21-19 0:36
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20 21-19, 21-10 0:37
Lead the series against # Q20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31