Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025
Samuele Cottafava/Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy
 
Samuele Cottafava
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Modena
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$186,031.39
Gianluca Dal Corso
Italy
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 9, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 48
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$38,089.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB1201111013211 US$36,165.02
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/15-19/2025 BPT Challenge Nuvali 2 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 22 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal Q10 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 24, Q2 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 6/19-22/2025 Futures Messina 2 2nd 360 € 700.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 22 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 15 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 14 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 16 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 13 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 3 9th 460 US$3,250.00
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Paolo Nicolai - 9th Jakob Windisch - 37th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Paolo Nicolai - 9th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso trail the series against the field 12-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Ahman/Hellvig 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 13 21-8, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 4 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-0
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Cottafava/Dal Corso 13 Goncalves/Lanci 12 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
3/22/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 5 Cottafava/Dal Corso 3 21-13, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Schalk/Shaw, United States 1-0
3/21/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Winner 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 3 Schalk/Shaw 15 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Capogrosso/Capogrosso 4 Cottafava/Dal Corso 16 21-19, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 0-2
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool B Carracher/Nicolaidis 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 15 21-18, 21-17 0:29
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool B Carracher/Nicolaidis 11 Cottafava/Dal Corso 14 21-17, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-0
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Cottafava/Dal Corso 16 Ehlers/Wickler 9 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
10/5/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Semi-Finals Budinger/Evans 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:41
Series tied with # 19 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
10/3/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 Campos/Pedrosa 2 21-18, 18-21, 19-17 0:47
4/11/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Winner 1 Campos/Pedrosa 17, Q2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 16 21-17, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 20 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 0-1
6/12/25FIVBBPT Challenge Alanya Pool F Pfretzschner/Winter 11 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Heidrich/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
10/4/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 3 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 Heidrich/Jordan 14 21-12, 21-19 0:30
Lead the series against # 26 Mol/Mol, Norway 1-0
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Pool H Cottafava/Dal Corso 24, Q2 Mol/Mol 25, Q3 21-11, 21-19 0:32
Trail the series against # 29 Dressler/Waller, Austria 0-2
8/13/25FIVBBPT Elite Montréal Qualifier 1 Dressler/Waller Q7 Cottafava/Dal Corso Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:31
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 1 Dressler/Waller 3 Cottafava/Dal Corso 15 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 30 Fuller/O'Dea, New Zealand 1-0
10/3/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Pool F Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 Fuller/O'Dea 27, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Bello/Bello, England 0-2
10/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 3 Bello/Bello 5 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 21-23, 25-23, 15-11 0:57
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 1 Bello/Bello 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 24, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 33 Immers/Penninga, Netherlands 0-1
3/28/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Winner 1 Immers/Penninga 14 Cottafava/Dal Corso 13 21-18, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 34 Friedli/Haussener, Switzerland 0-1
10/5/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Bronze Medal Friedli/Haussener 19 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 35 Pickett/Schachter, Canada 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Pickett/Schachter 21, Q8 Cottafava/Dal Corso 14 21-16, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 36 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
10/2/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 11 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 46 Burnett/Hodges, Australia 1-0
10/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Burnett/Hodges 10 21-16, 21-23, 25-23 1:02
Trail the series against De Paula/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool C De Paula/Goncalves 30, Q21 Cottafava/Dal Corso 3 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against Droguett/Quintero, Chile 1-0
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool B Cottafava/Dal Corso 14 Droguett/Quintero 23, Q12 21-13, 23-25, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against Dzavoronok/Trousil, Czech Republic 0-1
6/13/25FIVBBPT Challenge Alanya Pool F Dzavoronok/Trousil 27, Q11 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against Hajos/Streli, Hungary 1-0
6/11/21FIVBSofia 1 Star 2 Pool D Cottafava/Dal Corso 5, Q1 Hajos/Streli 12, Q13 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
10/4/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 22 Popov/Reznik 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against Sedlak/Sepka, Czech Republic 1-0
3/21/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool C Cottafava/Dal Corso 3 Sedlak/Sepka 14 21-18, 17-21, 26-24 0:59