Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Jurmala
June 15 - 18, 2023
(3) 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 Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Paolo Nicolai - 1st Samuele Cottafava - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava Q2 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 9 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/26-29/2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals 6 3rd 0 US$50,000.00
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
Challenge Jurmala Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/16/2023 Pool C Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (22) Won 21-19, 29-27 0:41
Fri, 6/16/2023 Pool C Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (10) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:46
Sat, 6/17/2023 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (19, Q9) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 10-11 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 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 # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 23-21, 14-21, 17-15 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-1
5/31/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 2 Goncalves/Mariano 15, Q10 Cottafava/Nicolai Q2 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-0
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Budinger/Evans 10 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-0
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Nolvak/Tiisaar 11 21-11, 21-16 0:28
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 13 Nolvak/Tiisaar 12 21-15, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 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 # 14 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/31/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 1 Cottafava/Nicolai Q2 Horl/Horst Q15 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 15, Q3 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 0-1
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Lupo/Rossi 16, Q10 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 19, Q9 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 0-1
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 1 Kantor/Zdybek 19, Q9 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Campos/Pedrosa 22 21-19, 29-27 0:41
Lead the series against # 23, Q20 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 # Q5 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