Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Beach Pro Tour Finals
January 26 - 29, 2023
(6) 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
2022 Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Samuele Cottafava - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 4 5th 760 US$8,000.00
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
Beach Pro Tour Finals Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 1/26/2023 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Thu, 1/26/2023 Pool B Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (7) Lost 31-29, 18-21, 11-15 0:58
Fri, 1/27/2023 Pool B Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (9) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 1/28/2023 Pool B Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (2) Lost 25-23, 16-21, 12-15 0:53
Sat, 1/28/2023 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (10) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Sun, 1/29/2023 Semi-Finals Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (2) Lost 15-21, 21-14, 10-15 0:58
Sun, 1/29/2023 Bronze Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3) Won 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 0:57
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 10-16 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-3
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-15, 14-21, 15-10 0:58
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
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 # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-3
1/29/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Bronze Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 0:57
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 22-20, 24-22 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-4
8/11/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool B Loyola/Wanderley 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 7 22-20, 21-16 0:40
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Semi-Finals Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Loyola/Wanderley 3 21-19, 22-20 0:40
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 1-2
8/11/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Bryl/Losiak 15, Q3 24-22, 21-18 0:38
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 # 7 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Perusic/Schweiner 7 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 29-31, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0
10/2/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Bronze Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 21-16, 21-16 0:38
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 15, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-2
1/27/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Felipe/Lima 9 21-14, 21-15 0:34
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Felipe/Lima 12 Cottafava/Nicolai 14 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool D Felipe/Lima 4 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
1/28/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Carambula/Ranghieri 10 21-18, 21-11 0:35