Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Baden
August 5 - 10, 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: 58
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$178,906.39
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: 43
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$28,714.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB80110001311 US$21,878.55
Previous Baden Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Jakob Windisch - 13th Did not play
2020 Jakob Windisch - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against 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 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 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
Trail the series against 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
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 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
Lead the series against 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 Hopt/Pfretzschner, Germany 1-0
6/22/25FIVBFutures Messina Semi-Finals Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Hopt/Pfretzschner 6 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against 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 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
Trail the series against 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 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