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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Jurmala Elite 16
June 1 - 5, 2022

(13, Q1) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$701,287.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	33	1	3	3	2	8	0	10	3	3	0	US$312,250.00

Previous Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Jurmala Elite 16 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2022	Qualifier 1	Ernests Puskundzis / Rudolfs Stankevics, Latvia (Q16)	Won 21-7, 21-9	0:24
Wed, 6/1/2022	Qualifier 2	Piotr Kantor / Maciej Rudol, Poland (Q8)	Won 26-28, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
Thu, 6/2/2022	Pool D	Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (5)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 11-15	0:42
Fri, 6/3/2022	Pool D	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (12)	Won 23-21, 14-21, 17-15	0:54
Fri, 6/3/2022	Pool D	Daniele Lupo / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (4)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 6/4/2022	Winner 1	Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk, United States (7)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:32
Sat, 6/4/2022	Semi-Finals	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (3)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:40
Sun, 6/5/2022	Gold Medal	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)	Won 16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	16-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:50
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-3
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Loyola/Wanderley	3	21-19, 22-20	0:40
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:35
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	21-19, 23-21	0:44
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	29-31, 21-18, 15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 4 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Lupo/Ranghieri	4	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Series tied with # 5 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool D	Varenhorst/van de Velde	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:42
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Varenhorst/van de Velde	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	20-22, 27-25, 15-7	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Brunner/Schalk, United States 2-0
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Brunner/Schalk	7	21-14, 21-18	0:32
3/17/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Brunner/Schalk	11	24-22, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool D	Felipe/Lima	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	21-15, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Samoilovs/Smedins	12	23-21, 14-21, 17-15	0:54
Lead the series against # Q3 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Ermacora/Pristauz	16	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # Q5 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Bourne/Crabb	10	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	24-22, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-0
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Kantor/Rudol	Q8	26-28, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # Q10 Pfretzschner/Sowa, Germany 1-0
3/23/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q15	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Sarabia/Virgen	Q14	21-18, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q16 Puskundzis/Stankevics, Latvia 1-0
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Puskundzis/Stankevics	Q16	21-7, 21-9	0:24