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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 BPT Finals Doha 2024
December 4 - 7, 2024

(8) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Samuele Cottafava
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 1, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Modena

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$186,031.39

Paolo Nicolai
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	34	1	3	3	2	8	0	11	3	3	0	US$319,750.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2022	Paolo Nicolai - 3rd	Samuele Cottafava - 3rd
2023	Paolo Nicolai - 9th	Samuele Cottafava - 9th
2023	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Samuele Cottafava - 5th
2024	Paolo Nicolai - 5th	Samuele Cottafava - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-25/2024	Elite16 Hamburg	6	4th	900	US$10,000.00
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

Finals Doha 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:34
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 9-15	0:52
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:29
Fri, 12/6/2024	Pool A	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:34

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$77,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	1	2	1	2	6	0	4	3	3	0	0	$194,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$26,250.00
Total	34	1	3	3	2	8	0	11	3	3	0	0	$319,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Samuele Cottafava												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$11,000.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
4	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	$40,750.00	World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
26	1	2	1	2	6	10	4	0	0	$103,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
18	0	1	1	1	2	4	4	1	0	$26,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
11	3	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,575.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
											U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
62	4	4	4	3	11	20	10	2	0	$184,825.00	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	0	$705,037.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB	12	1	1	2	0	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	$149,250.00	38	22	63.3 %
2023	FIVB	13	0	2	1	0	3	0	5	0	2	0	0	$111,000.00	34	25	57.6 %
2024	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$59,500.00	17	22	43.6 %
Total	FIVB	34	1	3	3	2	8	0	11	3	3	0	0	$319,750.00	89	69	56.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Samuele Cottafava													Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
											2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$13,450.00
											2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	3	$31,750.00
											2012	FIVB	9	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	$45,550.00
											2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	$56,600.00
											2014	FIVB	9	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	$93,500.00
											2015	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	3	5	1	1	0	$58,000.00
											2016	FIVB	10	1	3	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	$35,287.50
											2017	FIVB	9	0	2	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	$64,750.00
											2018	FIVB	8	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$47,500.00
6	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	$2,675.00	2019	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	0	0	$39,000.00
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$800.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	$3,750.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$30,500.00
12	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	0	$74,625.00	2022	FIVB	12	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	0	$74,625.00
13	0	2	1	0	3	5	2	0	0	$55,500.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	2	1	0	3	5	2	0	0	$55,500.00
9	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	$29,750.00	2024	FIVB	9	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	$29,750.00
51	4	3	4	2	10	16	7	1	4	$167,100.00	Total	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	4	$705,037.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	60	65.9%	14	15.4%	17	18.7%	74-17	81.3%	12	19.7%	12	19.7%	37	60.7%	12-49	19.7%	60-37	61.9%	26-29	47.3%	3	3	89-69	56.3%
2023-2024	33	64.7%	10	19.6%	8	15.7%	43-8	84.3%	7	16.3%	9	20.9%	27	62.8%	7-36	16.3%	33-27	55.0%	17-17	50.0%	1	3	51-47	52.0%
Against the Field	5	26.3%	5	26.3%	9	47.4%	10-9	52.6%	5	17.2%	6	20.7%	18	62.1%	5-24	17.2%	10-36	21.7%	20-30	40.0%	0	0	15-33	31.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	10
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	10	2	32	27	0	0	10	10	3	3	1	2	1	2	57	46
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	17	8
Total	0	0	10	2	53	39	0	0	18	18	4	5	3	2	1	3	89	69

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 15-33 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-5
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:52
7/27/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	13	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	21-19, 21-18	0:43
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Tijan/Younousse	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-19	0:38
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	13, Q1	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	21-18, 21-12	0:31
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:42
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 2-5
8/1/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	12	Ahman/Hellvig	1	24-22, 21-17	0:45
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	22-20, 23-25, 15-12	0:54
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	21-11, 21-18	0:32
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 22-24, 21-19	1:00
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-9	0:28
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-9
8/25/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:42
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Mol/Sorum	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	20-22, 22-20, 28-26	1:09
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Mol/Sorum	1	25-23, 19-21, 15-13	0:57
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-15	0:33
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-13	0:31
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:58
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
3/25/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	20-22, 27-25, 15-7	0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 2-4
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Boermans/de Groot	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-11, 21-18	0:34
8/25/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Boermans/de Groot	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-18, 21-13	0:32
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Boermans/de Groot	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-16, 21-11	0:32
11/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	Boermans/de Groot	8	21-15, 21-15	0:32
3/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:46
5/8/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Boermans/de Groot	3	16-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-3
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	21-18, 21-19	0:36
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ehlers/Wickler	4	27-25, 21-19	0:42
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	24-22, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Immers/van de Velde	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-2
8/23/24	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Goncalves/Lanci	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool D	Goncalves/Lanci	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	23-21, 24-22	0:44
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 2	Goncalves/Lanci	15, Q10	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q2	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:49
Series tied with # 10 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 4-4
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	10	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	21-18, 21-13	0:29
6/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Perusic/Schweiner	1	14-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:43
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Perusic/Schweiner	2	21-11, 12-21, 15-13	0:45
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	8	Perusic/Schweiner	4	21-18, 22-20	0:40
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	5	Perusic/Schweiner	1	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-15	0:38
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:49
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Perusic/Schweiner	7	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	29-31, 21-18, 15-11	0:58