Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Veracruz
October 1 - 5, 2025
(22) 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$185,156.39
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$37,214.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB1201110013211 US$34,415.02
Previous Veracruz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
BPT Challenge Veracruz Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/2/2025 Pool F Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (11) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:35
Fri, 10/3/2025 Pool F Bradley Fuller / Ben O'Dea, New Zealand (27, Q5) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 10/3/2025 Winner 1 Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (2) Won 21-18, 18-21, 19-17 0:47
Sat, 10/4/2025 Winner 2 Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (5) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Sat, 10/4/2025 Winner 3 Adrian Heidrich / Jonathan Jordan, Switzerland (14) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:30
Sun, 10/5/2025 Semi-Finals Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (1) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:41
Sun, 10/5/2025 Bronze Medal Julian Friedli / Yves Haussener, Switzerland (19) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 7 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
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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13 Bello/Bello, England 0-1
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 1 Bello/Bello 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 24, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 0-1
8/7/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Pool H Cuzmiciov/Elazar 9 Cottafava/Dal Corso 24, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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