Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 BPT Futures Messina
June 19 - 22, 2025
(2) 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 Messina Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Did not play Marco Viscovich - 3rd
2024 Did not play Marco Viscovich - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Futures Messina Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/20/2025 Pool B Robert Reeves / Jett Rocker-Graham, Australia (15, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:30
Sat, 6/21/2025 Pool B Quinten Groenewold / Tom Sonneville, Netherlands (7) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:33
Sat, 6/21/2025 Winner 2 Tiziano Andreatta / Davide Benzi, Italy (3) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:34
Sun, 6/22/2025 Semi-Finals Jannis Hopt / Simon Pfretzschner, Germany (6) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Sun, 6/22/2025 Gold Medal Tobia Marchetto / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (4, Q1) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Andreatta/Benzi, Italy 1-0
6/21/25FIVBFutures Messina Winner 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Andreatta/Benzi 3 21-15, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Marchetto/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
6/22/25FIVBFutures Messina Gold Medal Marchetto/Ranghieri 4, Q1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Hopt/Pfretzschner, Germany 1-0
6/22/25FIVBFutures Messina Semi-Finals Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Hopt/Pfretzschner 6 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Groenewold/Sonneville, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/25FIVBFutures Messina Pool B Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Groenewold/Sonneville 7 24-22, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 15, Q6 Reeves/Rocker-Graham, Australia 1-0
6/20/25FIVBFutures Messina Pool B Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Reeves/Rocker-Graham 15, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:30