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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Dela Beach Open Three Star
June 14 - 18, 2017

(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:

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 The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008	Francesco Montinaro - 9th	Did not play
2009	Did not play	Matteo Ingrosso - 13th
2011	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2014	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th
2015	Paolo Nicolai - 17th	Daniele Lupo - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2017	Moscow Three Star	11	17	120	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2017	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	9	3	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/20-23/2017	Xiamen Three Star	1	2	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	2/7-11/2017	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	10	5	480	US$12,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	10	2	0	US$0.00
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

The Hague Three Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/15/2017	Pool F	Armin Dollinger / Jonathan Erdmann, Germany (22, Q3)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 6/16/2017	Pool F	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:36
Fri, 6/16/2017	Winner 1	Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (16)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:36
Sat, 6/17/2017	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:34
Sat, 6/17/2017	Winner 3	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:33
Sat, 6/17/2017	Semi-Finals	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:38
Sun, 6/18/2017	Bronze Medal	Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:35

Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 38-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-6
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-14, 21-17	0:29
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:52
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	13-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:50
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 # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-2
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	21-18, 21-18	0:34
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 # 3 Barbosa/Filho, Brazil 1-0
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Barbosa/Filho	1	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool F	Carvalhaes/Solberg	6, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-5
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	6	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/16/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	6	Lupo/Nicolai	11	21-19, 21-17	0:36
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Gavira/Herrera	5	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:46
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	10	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:44
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 # 8 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-0
5/21/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Brunner/Patterson	13	21-15, 24-26, 15-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Pedlow/Schachter	12	14-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-4
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Doppler/Horst	12	21-19, 21-14	0:33
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Lupo/Nicolai	10	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
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 # 13 O'Gorman/Plantinga, Canada 1-0
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	10	O'Gorman/Plantinga	21	21-18, 13-21, 15-5	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-2
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool C	Ontiveros/Virgen	15	Lupo/Nicolai	10	14-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:48
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ontiveros/Virgen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-19, 23-21	0:53
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	22-20, 24-22	0:41
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
Series tied with # 15 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool G	Plavins/Regza	26, Q4	Lupo/Nicolai	10	21-16, 21-13	0:30
4/7/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Plavins/Regza	18	12-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
6/16/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Koekelkoren/van Walle	16	21-19, 23-21	0:36
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Koekelkoren/van Walle	22	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 2-0
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Samba/Santos Pereira	22	26-28, 21-18, 21-19	0:55
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Samba/Santos Pereira	8	21-19, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 19 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 0-1
6/2/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Winner 1	McHugh/Schumann	23	Lupo/Nicolai	11	13-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
6/18/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Beeler/Krattiger	20	21-18, 21-15	0:35
4/22/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Beeler/Krattiger	16	21-16, 21-16	0:28
Lead the series against # 21 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool H	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	24, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 2-0
6/15/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Dollinger/Erdmann	22, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:37
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Dollinger/Erdmann	13	17-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:51
Lead the series against # Q4 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-0
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Babich/Gordieiev	31, Q16	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q20 Gerson/Zandbergen, Switzerland 1-0
4/21/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	1	Gerson/Zandbergen	32, Q14	21-17, 21-16	0:32