European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 16 - 21, 2022
(3) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, 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 CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$176,874.66
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 176
Career Wins: 9
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$784,367.89
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV30002001000 US$17,912.80
FIVB3313328010330 US$312,250.00
Overall3613348011330 US$330,162.80
Previous Munich Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-14/2022 Hamburg Elite 16 7 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 6 17th 400 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 14 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 13, Q1 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 13, Q3 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 9 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge 13 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 15, Q7 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 14 9th 460 US$2,500.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/16/2022 Pool C Tomas Semerad / Jakub Sepka, Czech Republic (30) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 8/17/2022 Pool C Mart van Werkhoven / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (14) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:32
Fri, 8/19/2022 Winner 2 David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (16) Lost 21-15, 8-21, 9-15 0:41
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 14-7 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 20-22, 27-25, 15-7 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
8/13/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Cottafava/Nicolai 7 23-21, 21-16 0:41
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 16-21, 21-11, 16-14 0:50
3/18/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 13 Nolvak/Tiisaar 12 21-15, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-2
8/11/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Bryl/Losiak 15, Q3 24-22, 21-18 0:38
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool D Bryl/Losiak 5 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 21-13, 18-21, 23-21 0:56
5/8/22FIVBDoha Challenge Gold Medal Bryl/Losiak 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-0
8/12/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Seidl/Waller 10 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool F Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Lupo/Ranghieri 22 By Forfeit 0:14
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Lupo/Ranghieri 4 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Ermacora/Pristauz 16 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 van de Velde/van Werkhoven, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 van Werkhoven/van de Velde 14 21-15, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-0
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Kantor/Rudol Q8 26-28, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 16 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
8/19/22CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Ahman/Hellvig 16 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 15-21, 21-8, 15-9 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool F Berntsen/Mol 27 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 23-21, 14-21, 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
3/23/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 Dressler/Huber Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 29 Pfretzschner/Sowa, Germany 1-0
3/23/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 Pfretzschner/Sowa Q15 21-13, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 30 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 2-0
8/16/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Semerad/Sepka 30 21-15, 21-16 0:36
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Semerad/Sepka 12 21-16, 21-17 0:34