Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012
(13) 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: 126
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: 147
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$679,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Other110000000000 US$0.00
Overall93491042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
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
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 7/29/2012 Pool A Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (12) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal281600.5710404
 1281600.5710404
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal11600.5457223
 111600.5457223
 20000000
Tue, 7/31/2012 Pool A Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (24) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal351200.34301212
 1351200.34301212
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal14800.5715223
 114800.5715223
 20000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Pool A Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal381200.31601204
 1381200.31601204
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal221400.6365815
 1221400.6365815
 20000000
Thu, 8/2/2012 Lucky Loser Josh Binstock / Martin Reader, Canada (19) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal341800.5290904
 1341800.5290904
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal13700.5385410
 113700.5385410
 20000000
Fri, 8/3/2012 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal201000.50001022
 1201000.50001022
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal261400.5385303
 1261400.5385303
 20000000
Mon, 8/6/2012 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal361300.3610903
 1361300.3610903
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal13900.6922113
 113900.6922113
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele Lupo1918100.424056319
Paolo Nicolai995800.5862920717
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009Stavanger Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011Rome Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Matteo Martino - 9th
2013Stare Jablonki Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
2015The Hague Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2016Rio de Janeiro Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Daniele Lupo - 2nd
2017Vienna Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2019Hamburg Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2021Tokyo Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2022Rome Alex Ranghieri - 9th Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2023Tlaxcala Enrico Rossi - 9th Samuele Cottafava - 9th
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 26-25
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-7
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Cerutti/Rego 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 26-24, 21-18 0:43
7/8/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-12, 21-13 0:31
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-18, 21-15 0:34
5/13/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 14 Cerutti/Rego 5 21-16, 21-13 0:31
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-19, 21-13 0:35
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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 3-2
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-17, 21-19 0:40
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 By Forfeit  
7/8/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-19, 21-18 0:36
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-16, 23-21 0:35
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Brink/Reckermann 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 22-20, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
8/6/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-16, 21-18 0:37
5/13/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-11, 21-16 0:31
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool L Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-15, 21-13 0:35
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 6 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 21-14, 21-15 0:29
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Santos 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 20-22, 19-17 0:59
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Cunha/Santos 4 23-21, 23-21 0:45
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Lupo/Nicolai 9 24-22, 22-20 0:44
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Fijalek/Prudel 1 9-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:38
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-11 0:34
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 13 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 12 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Bellaguarda/Heuscher 24 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Benes/Kubala 18 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:48
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Lupo/Nicolai 9 Chevallier/Heyer 25 By Forfeit  
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Chevallier/Heyer 20 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 3-1
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 5 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 21-18, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-17, 21-15 0:34
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Plavins/Smedins 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 24-22, 9-21, 15-9 0:48
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Lucky Loser Lupo/Nicolai 13 Binstock/Reader 19 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lupo/Nicolai Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
7/31/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Doppler/Horst 24 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-17 0:41
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Doppler/Horst 29 27-25, 21-19 0:40
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:34