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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
August 12 - 16, 2026

(10) Samuele Cottafava/Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy

Samuele Cottafava
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Modena

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$230,866.39

Gianluca Dal Corso
Italy

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 9, 2001 (25 yrs old)

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

9th (Stare Jablonki 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$72,277.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$2,892.50
FIVB	19	1	1	2	1	2	0	4	3	3	1	1	US$96,465.02
Overall	20	1	1	2	1	2	0	5	3	3	1	1	US$99,357.52

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2024	Did not play	Marco Viscovich - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2026	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	14	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	14	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	2	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	14	17th	460	US$3,700.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	13	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	1	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	8	5th	760	US$9,000.00
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

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/12/2026	Pool G	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (23)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:30
Thu, 8/13/2026	Pool G	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (7)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:47
Fri, 8/14/2026	Winner 2	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (12)	Lost 18-21, 11-21	0:31

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	$44,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$50,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Total	20	1	1	2	1	2	0	5	3	4	1	0	$98,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Samuele Cottafava												Gianluca Dal Corso
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$11,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,600.00
4	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	$40,750.00	World Tour Finals
31	1	2	1	2	7	13	5	0	0	$119,400.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	0	0	$24,650.00
20	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	1	4	$41,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	1	0	2	1	2	3	5	3	4	$34,500.00
11	3	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,575.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	20	3	4	5	1	4	2	1	0	0	$5,100.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	$10,000.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,750.00
75	5	4	5	5	12	25	11	4	4	$224,975.00	Total	59	4	5	7	2	7	13	13	3	5	$68,600.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2021	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2025	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	3	1	0	$44,450.00	23	22	51.1 %
2026	FIVB	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$51,300.00	18	12	60.0 %
2026	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	19	1	1	2	1	2	0	4	3	4	1	0	$96,250.00	47	35	57.3 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Samuele Cottafava													Gianluca Dal Corso
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
6	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$2,675.00	2019	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	CEV Under Age
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$800.00	2020	FIVB
											2020	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	$3,750.00	2021	FIVB	6	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,200.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
											2021	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
12	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	0	$74,625.00	2022	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	3	$4,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2022	CEV
13	0	2	1	0	3	5	2	0	0	$55,500.00	2023	FIVB	8	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	$2,725.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2023	CEV
9	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	$29,750.00	2024	FIVB	10	2	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	$6,850.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
12	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	1	0	$22,225.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	1	0	1	2	5	3	1	0	$24,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
6	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	$25,650.00	2026	FIVB	6	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	$25,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2026	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
77	5	4	5	6	12	25	12	4	4	$224,975.00	Total	Total	62	4	5	8	2	9	13	13	3	5	$68,600.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	10	10	1	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	9	7	0	0	10	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	24	14
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	10	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	4	1	25	17	1	1	14	12	2	3	2	1	1	1	49	36

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso trail the series against the field 7-13 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 0-1
4/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Andersson/Nilsson	2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	21-11, 21-13	0:28
Trail the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Cottafava/Dal Corso	13	21-8, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	5	Cottafava/Dal Corso	13	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 0-2
7/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool B	Fokerots/Plavins	2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	21-17, 38-36	0:43
7/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool B	Fokerots/Plavins	2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Boermans/Brouwer, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 1	Boermans/Brouwer	8	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	21-15, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
8/13/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Pool G	Cottafava/Dal Corso	10	Bryl/Losiak	7	21-17, 21-18	0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-1
8/14/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Winner 2	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	12	Cottafava/Dal Corso	10	21-18, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Chouikh/Gardoque, France 0-1
5/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Lucky Loser	Chouikh/Gardoque	12	Cottafava/Dal Corso	14	22-20, 23-21	0:33
Series tied with # 15 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 1-1
3/29/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Dal Corso	1	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	7	16-21, 21-14, 20-18	0:59
8/7/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool H	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	9	Cottafava/Dal Corso	24, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Friedli/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
6/13/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 3	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	Friedli/Jordan	7	21-17, 21-8	0:31
Lead the series against # 21 Sedlak/Sepka, Czechia 1-0
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool C	Cottafava/Dal Corso	3	Sedlak/Sepka	14	21-18, 17-21, 26-24	0:59
Trail the series against # 23 Bello/Bello, England 1-3
8/12/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Pool G	Cottafava/Dal Corso	10	Bello/Bello	23	21-11, 21-16	0:30
6/13/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Semi-Finals	Bello/Bello	11	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:53
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 3	Bello/Bello	5	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	21-23, 25-23, 15-11	0:57
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 1	Bello/Bello	2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	24, Q2	22-20, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-1
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool B	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	Campos/Pedrosa	15	21-13, 21-18	0:36
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 1	Cottafava/Dal Corso	22	Campos/Pedrosa	2	21-18, 18-21, 19-17	0:47
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Campos/Pedrosa	17, Q2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	16	21-17, 21-15	0:31