Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
May 14 - 18, 2025
(15) 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: 56
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$177,642.41
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: 41
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$27,450.38
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB60010001310 US$19,608.55
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Marco Viscovich - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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 Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool B Paul Burnett / Luke Ryan, Australia (18) Won 24-22, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool B Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:29
Fri, 5/16/2025 Winner 1 Christoph Dressler / Philipp Waller, Austria (3) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso trail the series against the field 1-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Dressler/Waller, Austria 0-1
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 1 Dressler/Waller 3 Cottafava/Dal Corso 15 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
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 # 14 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 # 18 Burnett/Ryan, Australia 1-0
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool B Cottafava/Dal Corso 15 Burnett/Ryan 18 24-22, 14-21, 15-13 0:47