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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 2012

(11) 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:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

148

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$681,787.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	92	3	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	93	4	9	10	4	20	2	25	0	14	4	1	US$993,675.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Francesco Giontella - 17th
2011	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Daniele Lupo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	9	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	15	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	14	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	15	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	12	4	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	9	17	120	US$2,800.00
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

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool O	Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (22)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool O	Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (27, Q7)	Won 10-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:46
Fri, 7/20/2012	Pool O	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6)	Lost 20-22, 23-21, 11-15	0:59
Fri, 7/20/2012	Winner 1	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (5)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 7/21/2012	Winner 2	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 37-18

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	10	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	10	Lupo/Nicolai	7	23-25, 21-16, 15-9	0:51
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-2
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	By Forfeit
7/8/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-19, 21-18	0:36
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-16, 23-21	0:35
5/5/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-19, 18-21, 15-8	0:53
Series tied with # 3 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Semi-Finals	Cunha/Santos	1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 20-22, 19-17	0:59
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Cunha/Santos	4	23-21, 23-21	0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Insfran/Schmidt	6	23-21, 21-23, 15-10	1:02
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 3-1
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	21-16, 21-17	0:39
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Samoilovs/Sorokins	4	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-18, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Brink/Reckermann	6	Lupo/Nicolai	11	22-20, 21-23, 15-11	0:59
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Brink/Reckermann	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-14, 21-11	0:33
Series tied with # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-2
5/13/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-11, 21-16	0:31
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool L	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-15, 21-13	0:35
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 6	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-14, 21-15	0:29
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool J	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 9 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool J	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Huber/Seidl	32	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Doppler/Horst	29	27-25, 21-19	0:40
4/28/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Doppler/Horst	28, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Lupo/Nicolai	9	24-22, 22-20	0:44
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-0
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Boersma/Spijkers	22	21-15, 21-12	0:33
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Boersma/Spijkers	26	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lupo/Nicolai	16, Q14	Boersma/Spijkers	29, Q3	21-8, 21-13	0:30
Series tied with # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/27/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Fijalek/Prudel	1	9-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:38
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-17, 21-15	0:34
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	21	Lupo/Nicolai	12	24-22, 9-21, 15-9	0:48
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool L	Dollinger/Windscheif	19, Q5	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-17, 27-25	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	17	21-12, 22-20	0:36
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-11, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Wu/Xu	8	21-16, 21-17	0:31
Series tied with # 22 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Laciga/Weingart	22	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Laciga/Weingart	24, Q6	Lupo/Nicolai	Q11	21-12, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Chevallier/Heyer	25	By Forfeit
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Chevallier/Heyer	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:50
Series tied with # 26, Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-19, 14-21, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 4-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q7	10-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:46
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-18	0:34
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	21-16, 26-28, 15-9	1:02
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q8	21-11, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Felipe/Santos	5	21-15, 18-21, 15-7	0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	18, Q6	21-19, 21-19	0:36
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	20	21-19, 21-10	0:37