Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Xiamen Grand Slam
October 22 - 26, 2013
(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: 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 Xiamen Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 11 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 10 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 10 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 6 3 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 13 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 9 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 1 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 12 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 3 3 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 4 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 4 2 450 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 13 5 0 US$0.00
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
Xiamen Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool F Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (22) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool F Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (27) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 10/24/2013 Pool F Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:31
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Won 24-22, 25-23 0:45
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 3 Evandro Goncalves / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (7) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Sat, 10/26/2013 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (10) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:38
Sat, 10/26/2013 Bronze Medal Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 33-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Schmidt/Solberg 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 22-20, 21-15 0:39
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Schmidt/Solberg 4 21-13, 23-21 0:38
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Schmidt/Solberg 3 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 14 Lupo/Nicolai 6 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 44 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
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 # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-14, 21-17 0:31
7/27/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 6 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Patterson 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 19-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:47
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Patterson 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Goncalves/Rego, Brazil 1-0
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Goncalves/Rego 7 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:57
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 13-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:41
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-16, 21-17 0:34
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Series tied with # 10 Cerutti/Felipe, Brazil 1-1
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Felipe 10 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-18, 21-17 0:38
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Cerutti/Felipe 7 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 12 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 17 21-12, 22-20 0:36
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Huber/Seidl 16 24-22, 22-20 0:44
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 4 Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:39
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Huber/Seidl 32 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 11 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 22-20, 21-19 0:39
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 25, Q5 Lupo/Nicolai 10 25-27, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Eithun/Horrem 22 25-23, 21-8 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ontiveros/Virgen 22 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Chevallier/Strasser 24, Q1 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 27 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 5-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 27 21-16, 21-15 0:36
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 28, Q12 21-14, 21-18 0:33
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 29, Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:36
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 # Q2 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Hatch/Redmann 22 21-15, 21-17 0:31