Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 10, 2016
(9) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Gianluca Casadei - 25th
2011 Andrea Tomatis - 41st Matteo Martino - 17th
2012 Paolo Nicolai - 3rd Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 9th Daniele Lupo - 9th
2014 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool H Oivind Hordvik / Bjarte Usken, Norway (24, Q4) Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-10 0:49
Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool H Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (25, Q5) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:29
Fri, 7/8/2016 Pool H Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (8) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Sat, 7/9/2016 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (2) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 54-41
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-5
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
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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
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
Series tied with # 8 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Beeler/Strasser 8 21-14, 21-14 0:30
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Beeler/Strasser 31, Q22 Lupo/Nicolai 15 24-22, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-1
5/7/16FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 9 Bourne/Hyden 3 21-17, 21-13 0:34
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Bourne/Hyden 13 11-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Bourne/Hyden 15, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-1
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
Trail the series against # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 18 Lupo/Nicolai 15 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
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
Series tied with # 21, Q2 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Plavins/Regza 26, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 10 21-16, 21-13 0:30
4/7/16FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Plavins/Regza 18 12-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:36
Series tied with # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-2
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 23, Q1 23-21, 21-17 0:33
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 23, Q3 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Kosiak/Rudol 21 Lupo/Nicolai 6 21-16, 21-18 0:36
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kosiak/Rudol 13 24-22, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Hordvik/Usken, Norway 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Hordvik/Usken 24, Q4 21-17, 23-25, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Crabb/Crabb 25, Q5 21-17, 21-19 0:29
Lead the series against # 27 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-11, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Garcia/Marco 25, Q4 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Garcia/Marco 26, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 1-0
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Bergerud/Solhaug 29, Q15 21-12, 21-13 0:27
Trail the series against # Q9 Doherty/Mayer, United States 0-1
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Doherty/Mayer 26, Q3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Petutschnig/Winter 29, Q11 21-17, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q30 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Casadei/Ficosecco 27, Q4 21-9, 25-23 0:35