Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Ostrava Elite 16
May 25 - 29, 2022
(13, Q3) 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 Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 9th
2021 Jakob Windisch - 17th Daniele Lupo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Ostrava Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/25/2022 Qualifier 1 Miguel Sarabia / Juan Virgen, Mexico (Q14) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:30
Wed, 5/25/2022 Qualifier 2 Alvaro Filho / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (Q6) Won 21-19, 21-7 1:06
Thu, 5/26/2022 Pool D Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5) Lost 13-21, 21-18, 21-23 0:56
Fri, 5/27/2022 Pool D Tomas Semerad / Jakub Sepka, Czech Republic (12) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Fri, 5/27/2022 Pool D Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 8-9 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-3
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool D Loyola/Wanderley 4 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:35
4/16/22FIVBItapema Challenge Winner 2 Loyola/Wanderley 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 13 21-19, 23-21 0:44
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool A Loyola/Wanderley 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 13 29-31, 21-18, 15-13 1:05
Trail the series against # 5 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool D Felipe/Lima 4 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 1-0
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Semerad/Sepka 12 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 15, Q9 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 # Q6 Filho/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Filho/Goncalves Q6 21-19, 21-7 1:06
Lead the series against # Q11 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/16/22FIVBItapema Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 13 Varenhorst/van de Velde 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q14 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Sarabia/Virgen Q14 21-18, 21-11 0:30