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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(16) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool A	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (17)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool A	Jeremy Casebeer / Derek Olson, United States (32, Q27)	Won 21-17, 27-25	0:42
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool A	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:53
Fri, 3/11/2016	Winner 1	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (9)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 53-37

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-3
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	20-22, 21-19, 15-10	1:01
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:47
8/3/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-14, 21-17	0:33
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:50
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-2
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-16, 21-18	0:35
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Gibb/Patterson	6	21-14, 21-17	0:31
7/27/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Gibb/Patterson	1	21-16, 21-13	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	19-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:47
5/26/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Patterson	7	Lupo/Nicolai	3	19-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Lupo/Nicolai	9	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Lupo/Nicolai	15	21-17, 22-20	0:45
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Goncalves/Solberg	10	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-5
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-15, 21-19	0:32
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	5	22-20, 21-18	0:44
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:57
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	13-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:41
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-16, 21-17	0:34
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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Lupo/Nicolai	10	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Saxton/Schalk	40	10-21, 21-18, 15-13
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-3
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doppler/Horst	9	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	24	Lupo/Nicolai	13	21-18, 21-17	0:41
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
Lead the series against # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	5	17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:52
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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-3
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	8	24-22, 21-17	0:38
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	22-20, 21-14	0:37
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	14	Lupo/Nicolai	6	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	44	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
4/29/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	3	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-11	0:34
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	24-22, 21-15	0:38
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Bockermann/Fluggen	21	24-22, 21-18	0:43
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Carambula/Ranghieri	18	Lupo/Nicolai	15	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Series tied with # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:54
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-18, 23-21	0:43
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 # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Ontiveros/Virgen	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Ontiveros/Virgen	22	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Rego/Santos	7	21-17, 29-27	0:49
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Rego/Santos	5	Lupo/Nicolai	12	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:53
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 6-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q12	21-17, 21-19	0:40
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	27	21-16, 21-15	0:36
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	28, Q12	21-14, 21-18	0:33
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	29, Q12	21-18, 21-19	0:36
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
Series tied with # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Lupo/Nicolai	10	15-21, 21-19, 24-22	0:56
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 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
Series tied with # 24 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-15, 21-15	0:40
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	18	Lupo/Nicolai	16	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Brunner/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Brunner/Rosenthal	19	25-23, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 0-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Beeler/Strasser	31, Q22	Lupo/Nicolai	15	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 32, Q27 Casebeer/Olson, United States 1-0
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Casebeer/Olson	32, Q27	21-17, 27-25	0:42
Trail the series against # Q5 Doherty/Mayer, United States 0-1
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doherty/Mayer	26, Q3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:43
Lead the series against # Q8 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	O'Gorman/Pedlow	32, Q21	21-14, 18-21, 19-17	0:51
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q19 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