Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Hamburg
August 21 - 25, 2024
(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: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$172,017.41
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: 154
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$705,037.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3413328011330 US$319,750.00
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 25th
2017 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 3rd
2018 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 5th
2019 Did not play Daniele Lupo - 5th
2022 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Samuele Cottafava - 5th
2023 Paolo Nicolai - 2nd Samuele Cottafava - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/10/2024 Olympic Games Paris 2024 12 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2024 Elite16 Vienna 8 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2024 Elite16 Gstaad 9 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2024 Elite16 Ostrava 8 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2024 BPT Elite16 Espinho 7 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic 6 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 4 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 12/6-9/2023 BPT Finals Doha 2023 8 5th 0 US$20,000.00
FIVB 11/22-26/2023 Elite16 Joao Pessoa 5 2nd 1100 US$20,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 8 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 6 5th 760 US$8,000.00
Elite16 Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2024 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (11) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 0:46
Fri, 8/23/2024 Pool C Tim Berger / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (14, Q7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Fri, 8/23/2024 Pool C Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (3) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:49
Sat, 8/24/2024 Winner 2 Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (9) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Sun, 8/25/2024 Semi-Finals Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (2) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:42
Sun, 8/25/2024 Bronze Medal Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-2
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 2 Ehlers/Wickler 8 Cottafava/Nicolai 4 21-18, 21-19 0:36
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Ehlers/Wickler 4 27-25, 21-19 0:42
4/29/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Winner 1 Ehlers/Wickler 6 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 24-22, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-9
8/25/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:42
7/7/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Bronze Medal Mol/Sorum 3 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 20-22, 22-20, 28-26 1:09
10/12/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-19, 21-17 0:39
8/20/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Semi-Finals Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Mol/Sorum 1 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 0:57
4/27/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-15 0:33
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-13 0:31
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 1-2
8/23/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Goncalves/Mariano 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:49
11/23/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool D Goncalves/Mariano 4 Cottafava/Nicolai 5 23-21, 24-22 0:44
5/31/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 2 Goncalves/Mariano 15, Q10 Cottafava/Nicolai Q2 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-3
8/25/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Bronze Medal Boermans/de Groot 4 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-18, 21-13 0:32
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool C Boermans/de Groot 3 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-16, 21-11 0:32
11/26/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Semi-Finals Cottafava/Nicolai 5 Boermans/de Groot 8 21-15, 21-15 0:32
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 13, Q5 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:46
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 # 5 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Immers/van de Velde 9 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool C Gavira/Herrera 14, Q2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:49
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Gavira/Herrera 17 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-15, 21-18 0:38
8/19/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Gavira/Herrera 15, Q9 16-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:43
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 13 Gavira/Herrera 12 25-23, 19-21, 16-14 1:01
Lead the series against # 8 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 35 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
8/24/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Carracher/Nicolaidis 9 21-17, 21-15 0:32
7/29/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 12 Carracher/Nicolaidis 24 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/11/24FIVBElite16 Vienna Pool A Dos Santos/da Silva 16, Q9 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 11 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-2
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Berntsen/Mol 11 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 0:46
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Semi-Finals Berntsen/Mol 16 Cottafava/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool F Berntsen/Mol 27 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 13, Q3 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool F Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Campos/Pedrosa 6 26-24, 21-16 0:40
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Campos/Pedrosa 22 21-19, 29-27 0:41
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 1-0
8/23/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 6 Berger/Hammarberg 14, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Luini/Penninga 11 21-11, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 4 Canet/Rotar 13, Q6 21-14, 21-16 0:29