Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Tokyo Olympic Games
July 24 - August 7, 2021
(18) 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 Tokyo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 9 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 13 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 14 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 15 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 7 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/9-13/2020 Doha Four Star 4 3 640 US$10,000.00
Other 9/18-21/2019 FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament 9 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 1 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 5 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 7 9 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Espinho Four Star 3 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 12 4 840 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 8 5 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 6 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 8 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 7 5 480 US$6,000.00
Tokyo Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 7/25/2021 Pool F Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (7) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal361470.19401505
 19320.1110401
 216630.1880600
 311520.2730504
Paolo NicolaiTotal251510.5603014
 111800.7271002
 211510.3641002
 33200.6671010
Tue, 7/27/2021 Pool F Gottsu Ishijima / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (6) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal211330.4760512
 113810.5380400
 28520.3750112
Paolo NicolaiTotal191310.6325114
 112810.5832011
 27500.7143103
Fri, 7/30/2021 Pool F Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (19) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal291560.3100701
 112810.5830400
 21145-0.0910200
 36300.5000101
Paolo NicolaiTotal221420.5457237
 19700.7782224
 26310.3331013
 37410.4294000
Mon, 8/2/2021 Winner 1 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (5) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:45
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal251640.4800601
 115820.4000300
 210820.6000301
Paolo NicolaiTotal141030.5005203
 17610.7143202
 27420.2862001
Wed, 8/4/2021 Winner 2 Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (3) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele LupoTotal301770.3330702
 112640.1670301
 2181130.4440401
Paolo NicolaiTotal14820.4293015
 19510.4441013
 25310.4002002
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Daniele Lupo14175270.340040111
Paolo Nicolai946090.543235623
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
2016Rio de Janeiro Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Daniele Lupo - 2nd
2017Vienna Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
2019Hamburg 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 trail the series against the field 44-47
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-4
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-12, 19-21, 15-7 0:54
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-13, 21-11 0:39
6/15/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 2 Lupo/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-17 0:34
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 3-2
8/4/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 2 Samba/Tijan 3 Lupo/Nicolai 18 21-17, 23-21 0:40
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Samba/Tijan 4 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:47
4/25/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 3 Samba/Tijan 10 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Samba/Tijan 8 21-16, 21-18 0:34
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samba/Tijan 6 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 1-2
8/17/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Cerutti/Filho 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Cerutti/Filho 10 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Cerutti/Filho 15 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 3-4
8/2/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 18 Bryl/Fijalek 5 22-20, 21-18 0:45
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Bryl/Fijalek 5 21-18, 21-12 0:37
3/12/20FIVBDoha Four Star Semi-Finals Bryl/Fijalek 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 28-26, 21-18 0:43
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-14, 21-16 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 6 Ishijima/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/27/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 18 Ishijima/Shiratori 6 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-1
7/25/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 18 Thole/Wickler 7 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 8 Thole/Wickler 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-12 0:53
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Thole/Wickler 1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 8 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 2-2
3/13/20FIVBDoha Four Star Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 4 Goncalves/Schmidt 6 21-19, 21-17 0:34
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Bronze Medal Goncalves/Schmidt 6 Lupo/Nicolai 12 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool F Goncalves/Schmidt 11 Lupo/Nicolai 6 21-16, 21-18 0:38
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 8 Goncalves/Schmidt 9 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 9-7
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 21-16 0:33
9/21/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Finals Lupo/Nicolai 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-17, 21-19 0:35
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 21-16, 21-19 0:33
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
Series tied with # 11 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 3 Perusic/Schweiner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-15, 21-17 0:34
9/19/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool H Lupo/Nicolai 9 Perusic/Schweiner 12 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
9/20/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool I Leshukov/Semenov 3 Lupo/Nicolai 9 22-24, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 1 Leshukov/Semenov 14 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-8
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Gavira/Herrera 20 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:46
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 # 15 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 3 Carambula/Rossi 11 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-4
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Dalhausser/Lucena 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
3/4/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-12, 21-17 0:39
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
Series tied with # 17 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-4
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Grimalt/Grimalt 26 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:46
3/15/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 18, Q1 Lupo/Nicolai 8 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:45
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 # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 6-2
7/30/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 18 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
9/20/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Kantor/Losiak 4 21-10, 21-16 0:30
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Kantor/Losiak 18 22-20, 21-18 0:36
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 8 Kantor/Losiak 4 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:47
8/27/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 5 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Semi-Finals Kantor/Losiak 6 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-19 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 22 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-2
9/21/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool I Gerson/Heidrich 16 Lupo/Nicolai 9 26-24, 24-22 0:44
9/18/19OtherFIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament Pool A Gerson/Heidrich 16 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-16 0:32
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gerson/Heidrich 17 21-19, 21-19 0:33
Series tied with # 24 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 1-1
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 11 McHugh/Schumann 35 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 McHugh/Schumann 23 Lupo/Nicolai 11 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:43