Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rosarito Elite 16
March 23 - 27, 2022
(15, Q7) 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: 6
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$164,392.41
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: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3313328010330 US$312,250.00
Previous Rosarito Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 14 9th 460 US$2,500.00
Rosarito Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/23/2022 Qualifier 1 Christoph Dressler / Alexander Huber, Austria (Q10) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 3/23/2022 Qualifier 2 Lukas Pfretzschner / Robin Sowa, Germany (Q15) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:32
Thu, 3/24/2022 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7) Lost 21-16, 11-21, 14-16 0:50
Thu, 3/24/2022 Pool B Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (10) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:44
Fri, 3/25/2022 Pool B Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (2) Lost 22-20, 25-27, 7-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 10 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool B Bourne/Crabb 10 Cottafava/Nicolai 15, Q7 24-22, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Brunner/Schalk, United States 1-0
3/17/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 14 Brunner/Schalk 11 24-22, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q15 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