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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015

(4) 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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	15	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	14	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	10	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	12	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	5	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	16	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	10	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	4	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	2	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	4	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	5	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	7	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	11	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	11	9	400	US$5,500.00

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/9/2015	Pool D	Ilya Leshukov / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (29, Q7)	Lost 14-21, 21-13, 18-20	0:47
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool D	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (20)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:46
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool D	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (13)	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:38
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 2	Ruslan Bykanov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (25)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:34
Sat, 9/12/2015	Winner 3	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (11)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 9/12/2015	Semi-Finals	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:38
Sun, 9/13/2015	Bronze Medal	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (1)	Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:55

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 20-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-2
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:55
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Krasilnikov/Semenov	10	Lupo/Nicolai	5	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:58
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Lupo/Nicolai	5	21-19, 21-14
Lead the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	24-26, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	24-22, 25-23	0:45
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:50
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	30	Lupo/Nicolai	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-14, 21-19	0:33
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	21-18, 21-13	0:32
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-11, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 5-1
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	11	21-19, 21-16	0:34
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-19, 21-14	0:36
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	22	21-16, 21-18	0:38
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:52
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 # 12 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Barsuk/Koshkarev	30, Q9	21-18, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kosiak/Rudol	13	24-22, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	20	21-16, 21-14	0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Petutschnig/Winter	29, Q11	21-17, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 25 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Bykanov/Hudyakov	25	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Leshukov/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Leshukov/Likholetov	29, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-14, 13-21, 20-18	0:47