Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Las Vegas Four Star
October 17 - 21, 2018
(7) 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 Las Vegas Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-18/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 8 5 0 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 4 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 2 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 12 3 960 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 2 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 4 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 3 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 5 2 1080 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/23-27/2017 2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg 5 3 0 US$50,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 11 17 320 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 4 17 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star 12 2 960 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 11 3 360 US$5,000.00
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
Las Vegas Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/18/2018 Pool G Andrea Abbiati / Tiziano Andreatta, Italy (26) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:28
Thu, 10/18/2018 Pool G Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (10) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 10/19/2018 Winner 2 Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (6) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Sat, 10/20/2018 Winner 3 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (4) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 31-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Crabb/Gibb, United States 3-1
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 12 Crabb/Gibb 21 17-21, 21-16, 20-18 0:56
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool E Crabb/Gibb 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:46
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Crabb/Gibb 13 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 0:53
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Crabb/Gibb 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 7-8
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 12 30-28, 21-18 0:47
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 12 Lupo/Nicolai 4 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-15, 21-17 0:32
3/3/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gavira/Herrera 13 24-22, 19-21, 17-15 0:54
8/26/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gavira/Herrera 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Lupo/Nicolai 11 21-19, 21-17 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 4 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-2
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 3 Bryl/Fijalek 4 Lupo/Nicolai 7 24-22, 21-18 0:37
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 9 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bryl/Fijalek 17 25-23, 26-24 0:48
Series tied with # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 6-6
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-14, 21-17 0:29
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 # 6 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 1-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samba/Tijan 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 10 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Schmidt/Solberg 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 22-20, 21-15 0:39
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 3 Schmidt/Solberg 4 21-13, 23-21 0:38
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Schmidt/Solberg 3 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Filho/Santos 8 21-9, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-2
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 20 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:45
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Grimalt/Grimalt 21 21-13, 15-21, 17-15 0:46
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-18, 21-17 0:33
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 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Bergmann/Harms 28, Q16 21-12, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Patterson/Slick, United States 1-0
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Patterson/Slick 28 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Rudol/Szalankiewicz 24, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 26 Abbiati/Andreatta, Italy 1-0
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Abbiati/Andreatta 26 21-13, 21-11 0:28
Series tied with # 32, Q11 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-15, 21-15 0:40
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50