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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Edmonton
July 20 - 23, 2023

(13) 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 Edmonton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Challenge Edmonton Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool A	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12)	Won 25-23, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool A	Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 7/22/2023	Winner 1	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (23, Q23)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:38
Sat, 7/22/2023	Winner 2	Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (7)	Won 25-23, 21-16	0:39
Sun, 7/23/2023	Semi-Finals	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (16)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:39
Sun, 7/23/2023	Bronze Medal	Guto Carvalhaes / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (1)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:46

Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Nicolai lead the series against the field 14-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Carvalhaes/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 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 # 11 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 # 12 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
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
Lead the series against # 18, Q11 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool F	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	Campos/Pedrosa	6	26-24, 21-16	0:40
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool C	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Campos/Pedrosa	22	21-19, 29-27	0:41
Lead the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q23 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Sarabia/Virgen	Q14	21-18, 21-11	0:30