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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Montréal
July 26 - 30, 2023

(Q8) 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 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:

Tournaments:

148

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$681,787.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	27	1	3	3	0	7	0	8	2	3	0	US$273,250.00

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Elite16 Montréal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/26/2023	Qualifier 1	Kyle Friend / Paul Lotman, United States (Q9)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:38
Wed, 7/26/2023	Qualifier 2	Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (13, Q1)	Lost 25-27, 18-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai trail the series against the field 20-21

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 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-4
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	2	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	22-20, 21-16	0:40
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Loyola/Wanderley	3	21-19, 22-20	0:40
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:35
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 2	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	21-19, 23-21	0:44
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	29-31, 21-18, 15-13	1:05
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 2-1
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Samba/Tijan	8	21-18, 21-12	0:31
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Samba/Tijan	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 26-24	0:42
6/5/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Gold Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q1	Samba/Tijan	1	16-21, 27-25, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0
10/2/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 2-0
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	14, Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:29
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	17, Q3	30-32, 21-16, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-1
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 2	Goncalves/Mariano	15, Q10	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q2	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 2	Carvalhaes/Solberg	13, Q1	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q8	27-25, 21-18	0:45
7/23/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Carvalhaes/Solberg	1	21-19, 21-19	0:46
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Carvalhaes/Solberg	1	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 14, Q2 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-2
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	6	Felipe/Lima	9	21-14, 21-15	0:34
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Felipe/Lima	12	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	11-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool D	Felipe/Lima	4	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 16, Q13 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-0
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Budinger/Evans	10	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Popov/Reznik	7	25-23, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Friend/Lotman, United States 1-0
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	Q8	Friend/Lotman	Q9	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool F	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Taovato/Tipjan	18, Q4	21-12, 21-11	0:26
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q14 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 0-1
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Lupo/Rossi	16, Q10	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	21-15, 21-19	0:39