Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Cape Town Elite 16
November 2 - 6, 2022
(4) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 3 3rd 1000 US$14,000.00
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
Cape Town Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/3/2022 Pool D Grant Goldschmidt / Leo Williams, South Africa (12) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:27
Fri, 11/4/2022 Pool D Stefan Boermans / Matthew Immers, Netherlands (5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 11/4/2022 Pool D Arthur Canet / Teo Rotar, France (13, Q6) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Sat, 11/5/2022 Winner 1 Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (8) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:35
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 11-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 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 1-3
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 27-25, 23-25, 15-9 1:01
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
Series tied with # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Tijan/Younousse 6 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:42
6/5/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Gold Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Tijan/Younousse 1 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 2-0
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 4 Boermans/Immers 5 By Forfeit  
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Boermans/Immers 9 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Seidl/Waller, Austria 1-1
11/5/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Winner 1 Seidl/Waller 8 Cottafava/Nicolai 4 21-16, 23-21 0:35
8/12/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Seidl/Waller 10 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Luini/Penninga 11 21-11, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
11/3/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 4 Goldschmidt/Williams 12 21-15, 21-11 0:27
Lead the series against # 13, Q6 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 4 Canet/Rotar 13, Q6 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:29
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56