Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 BPT Finals Doha 2024
December 4 - 7, 2024
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
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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 16-36 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 2-5
8/1/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 12 Ahman/Hellvig 1 24-22, 21-17 0:45
7/6/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Semi-Finals Ahman/Hellvig 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Ahman/Hellvig 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 22-20, 23-25, 15-12 0:54
11/26/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 5 21-11, 21-18 0:32
8/20/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 5 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 21-16, 22-24, 21-19 1:00
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Ahman/Hellvig 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:45
2/3/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool A Ahman/Hellvig 8 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against 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 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 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 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
Trail the series against Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-7
7/12/24FIVBElite16 Vienna Pool A Loyola/Wanderley 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 By Forfeit  
12/8/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Winner 1 Loyola/Wanderley 9 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-18, 21-19 0:36
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool C Loyola/Wanderley 3 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 0:49
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 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
Lead the series against Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 4-3
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 8 Perusic/Schweiner 1 14-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:43
5/23/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Perusic/Schweiner 2 21-11, 12-21, 15-13 0:45
12/6/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 8 Perusic/Schweiner 4 21-18, 22-20 0:40
11/25/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Winner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 5 Perusic/Schweiner 1 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 2 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 21-19, 21-15 0:38
4/28/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Pool A Perusic/Schweiner 8 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 19-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:49
1/26/23FIVBBeach Pro Tour Finals Pool B Perusic/Schweiner 7 Cottafava/Nicolai 6 29-31, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-4
7/27/24FIVBOlympic Games Paris 2024 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 13 Cottafava/Nicolai 12 21-19, 21-18 0:43
5/24/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool B Cottafava/Nicolai 7 Tijan/Younousse 10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
3/6/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool D Cottafava/Nicolai 4 Tijan/Younousse 12 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:48
12/6/23FIVBBPT Finals Doha 2023 Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 8 21-19, 21-19 0:38
11/23/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool D Tijan/Younousse 13, Q1 Cottafava/Nicolai 5 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:52
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool A Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Tijan/Younousse 8 21-18, 21-12 0:31
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