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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 3 - 6, 2023

(15) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

4th (Vienna 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$152,234.91

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:

Tournaments:

169

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$759,728.14

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$10,212.80
FIVB	27	1	3	3	0	7	0	8	2	3	0	US$273,250.00
Overall	29	1	3	3	1	7	0	9	2	3	0	US$283,462.80

Previous Vienna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2018	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 17th
FIVB 2019	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 9th
2021	Jakob Windisch - 25th	Daniele Lupo - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	13	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	3	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q2	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	6	3	0	US$50,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
CEV	8/16-21/2022	European Championships	3	9	460	€ 2,500.00
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

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/3/2023	Pool B	Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (18)	Won 21-18, 21-8	0:32
Thu, 8/3/2023	Pool B	Alejandro Huerta / Javier Huerta, Spain (31)	Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:49
Fri, 8/4/2023	Winner 2	Remi Bassereau / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (4)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:38
Sat, 8/5/2023	Winner 3	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (10)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
Sun, 8/6/2023	Semi-Finals	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (3)	Lost 21-12, 15-21, 21-23	0:59
Sun, 8/6/2023	Bronze Medal	Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (13)	Lost 20-22, 13-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 16-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-6
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 # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-3
8/6/23	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	12-21, 21-15, 23-21	0:59
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-9	0:28
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	16	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	15-21, 21-8, 15-9	0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Bassereau/Gauthier-Rat, France 1-0
8/4/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	Bassereau/Gauthier-Rat	4	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Carambula/Ranghieri	10	21-18, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	24-22, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q2	Horl/Horst	Q15	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Gavira/Herrera	12	25-23, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
Lead the series against # 10 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
8/5/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	Immers/van de Velde	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
Trail the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-4
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-17, 28-30, 15-12	0:56
1/29/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	22-20, 19-21, 16-14	0:57
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	22-20, 24-22	0:40
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	27-25, 23-25, 15-9	1:01
8/13/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	23-21, 21-16	0:41
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	16-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:50
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Series tied with # 13 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-1
8/6/23	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Popov/Reznik	13	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	22-20, 21-13	0:37
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Popov/Reznik	7	25-23, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	Canet/Rotar	13, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against # 16 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
7/23/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Semi-Finals	Berntsen/Mol	16	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Berntsen/Mol	27	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Series tied with # 18 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-1
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	Lupo/Rossi	18	21-18, 21-8	0:32
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Lupo/Rossi	16, Q10	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 2-0
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	11	21-11, 21-16	0:28
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	21-15, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 2-0
8/16/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Semerad/Sepka	30	21-15, 21-16	0:36
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Semerad/Sepka	12	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 0-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	21-12, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 0-1
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 31 Huerta/Huerta, Spain 1-0
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	15	Huerta/Huerta	31	19-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:49