Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Paris Elite 16
September 28 - October 2, 2022
(3) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Samuele Cottafava
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1998 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Modena
Resides: Modena
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 44
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$144,892.41
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Resides: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$681,787.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB271330708230 US$273,250.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-14/2022 Hamburg Elite 16 7 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 6 17 400 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 14 9 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 13, Q1 1 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 13, Q3 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 9 2 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge 13 5 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 15, Q7 13 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 14 9 460 US$2,500.00
Paris Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/29/2022 Pool C Leon Luini / Ruben Penninga, Netherlands (11) Won 21-11, 22-20 0:34
Fri, 9/30/2022 Pool C Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (6) Lost 18-21, 24-26 0:42
Fri, 9/30/2022 Pool C Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (14, Q2) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:29
Sat, 10/1/2022 Winner 1 Stefan Boermans / Matthew Immers, Netherlands (9) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Sat, 10/1/2022 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (5) Lost 25-27, 25-23, 9-15 1:01
Sun, 10/2/2022 Bronze Medal Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (7) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 11-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
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 # 4 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 # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
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
Series tied with # 6 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 1-1
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Samba/Tijan 6 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 21-18, 26-24 0:42
6/5/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Gold Medal Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q1 Samba/Tijan 1 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 1-0
10/1/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Boermans/Immers 9 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 14, Q2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:29
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 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 # Q7 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 13, Q3 Sarabia/Virgen Q14 21-18, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q10 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