Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016
(10) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 9 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 10 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 9 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 9 2 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 6 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 9 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 13 2 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 16 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 9 5 0 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 4 3 400 US$6,000.00
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/7/2016 Pool C Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal362100.5830103
 1362100.5830103
 20000000
 30000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal10700.7006117
 110700.7006117
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/9/2016 Pool C Choaib Belhaj / Mohamed Naceur, Tunisia (22) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal281900.67921100
 1281900.67921100
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal8400.5005304
 18400.5005304
 20000000
Thu, 8/11/2016 Pool C Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 21-17, 22-24 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal482500.52101503
 1482500.52101503
 20000000
 30000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal201500.7502338
 1201500.7502338
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/11/2016 Lucky Loser Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (11) Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal321900.5940501
 1321900.5940501
 20000000
 30000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal11800.7274028
 111800.7274028
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/12/2016 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (12) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal422500.59501011
 1422500.59501011
 20000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal14800.5716602
 114800.5716602
 20000000
Mon, 8/15/2016 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (23) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal512900.5690611
 1512900.5690611
 20000000
 30000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal171100.6474355
 1171100.6474355
 20000000
 30000000
Tue, 8/16/2016 Semi-Finals Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal502500.50001302
 1502500.50001302
 20000000
 30000000
Paolo NicolaiTotal11400.3646136
 111400.3646136
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/18/2016 Gold Medal Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:44
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele Lupo28716300.568261211
Paolo Nicolai915700.62633171440
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009Stavanger Did not play Matteo Varnier - 17th
2011Rome Andrea Tomatis - 33rd Matteo Martino - 9th
2012London Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013Stare Jablonki Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
2015The Hague Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
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 56-44
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-6
8/18/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-19, 21-17 0:44
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-19, 21-18 0:38
3/20/16FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-13, 21-18 0:37
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 1:01
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-14, 21-17 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:50
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-5
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:52
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 13-21, 22-20, 19-17 0:50
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-15, 21-19 0:32
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 5 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-13, 17-21, 24-22 0:55
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-19 0:37
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 22-20, 23-21 0:39
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Goncalves/Solberg 4 Lupo/Nicolai 13 22-20, 21-17 0:37
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Goncalves/Solberg 5 Lupo/Nicolai 9 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Goncalves/Solberg 2 Lupo/Nicolai 15 21-17, 22-20 0:45
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Goncalves/Solberg 10 13-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 14 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-2
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 9 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-16, 21-18 0:35
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 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-3
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 9 Gavira/Herrera 5 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:46
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Gavira/Herrera 10 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:44
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 9 Gavira/Herrera 8 24-22, 21-17 0:38
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 22-20, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 4-3
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:52
5/8/16FIVBSochi Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 21-15, 21-18 0:36
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:44
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov 10 Lupo/Nicolai 5 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Semenov 9 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 21-14  
Lead the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
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
Series tied with # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/11/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Lucky Loser Lupo/Nicolai 10 Kantor/Losiak 11 21-12, 15-21, 15-13 0:41
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Kantor/Losiak 30 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 12 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
8/12/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 10 Carambula/Ranghieri 12 21-12, 23-21 0:40
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 18 Lupo/Nicolai 15 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-4
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Lupo/Nicolai 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Horst 9 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Doppler/Horst 7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
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
Series tied with # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
4/7/16FIVBQatar Open Winner 3 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Lupo/Nicolai 9 28-26, 21-19 0:42
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 24-22, 21-15 0:38
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bockermann/Fluggen 21 24-22, 21-18 0:43
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Bockermann/Fluggen 26, Q6 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-2
8/7/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Ontiveros/Virgen 15 Lupo/Nicolai 10 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-19, 23-21 0:53
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Ontiveros/Virgen 12 22-20, 24-22 0:41
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
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 # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-1
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Saxton/Schalk 10 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Lupo/Nicolai 10 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
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 # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-3
5/7/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-19, 21-19 0:37
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:51
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Lupo/Nicolai 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:57
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
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 # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 6-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Huber/Seidl 29 21-14, 21-14 0:36
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Huber/Seidl 10 21-19, 22-20 0:42
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Huber/Seidl 27, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-14, 21-19 0:38
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Huber/Seidl 23, Q3 21-11, 21-19 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 19 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Samba/Santos Pereira 8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 15-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:42
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Grimalt/Grimalt 23 Lupo/Nicolai 10 15-21, 21-19, 24-22 0:56
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Belhaj/Naceur, Tunisia 1-0
8/9/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 10 Belhaj/Naceur 22 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-1
8/15/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 10 Barsuk/Liamin 23 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:50
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool H Barsuk/Liamin 24, Q5 Lupo/Nicolai 9 25-23, 21-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Binstock/Schachter 10 21-18, 21-16 0:32