Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Doha Challenge
May 5 - 8, 2022
(9) 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 Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 5th
2018 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 17th
2019 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 5th
2020 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2021 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Doha Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/6/2022 Pool D Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz, Austria (16) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
Fri, 5/6/2022 Pool D Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (4) Lost 21-19, 23-25, 12-15 0:54
Sat, 5/7/2022 Winner 1 Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (17, Q3) Won 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56
Sat, 5/7/2022 Winner 2 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (15, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Sun, 5/8/2022 Semi-Finals Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (3) Won 16-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:42
Sun, 5/8/2022 Gold Medal Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (2) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/8/22FIVBDoha Challenge Gold Medal Bryl/Losiak 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-0
5/8/22FIVBDoha Challenge Semi-Finals Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Boermans/de Groot 3 16-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 0-1
3/18/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Winner 1 Aravena/Droguett 21, Q13 Cottafava/Nicolai 14 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 15, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17, Q3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-0
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56