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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 BPT Finals Doha 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024 Court #2 16:00

Match #17: Pool A

(5) Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler, Germany
vs.
(8) Samuele Cottafava/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Nils Ehlers
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 4, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

211 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$173,125.00

Clemens Wickler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Starnberg

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$242,825.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	27	0	3	3	4	8	1	4	1	1	1	0	US$239,250.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Lorenz Schumann - 41st	Julius Thole - 33rd
2019	Lars Fluggen - 33rd	Julius Thole - 9th
2020	Lars Fluggen - 5th	Did not play
2021	Did not play	Julius Thole - 9th
2022	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Nils Ehlers - 5th
2023	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Nils Ehlers - 5th
2023	Clemens Wickler - 7th	Nils Ehlers - 7th
2024	Clemens Wickler - 4th	Nils Ehlers - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-25/2024	Elite16 Hamburg	1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/10/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	3	2nd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	4	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	7	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	6	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	8	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	7	7th	0	US$15,000.00

Finals Doha 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:36
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)
Fri, 12/6/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8)

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$168,142.41

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:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	34	1	3	3	2	8	0	10	3	3	0	US$319,750.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Finals Doha 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:34
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 9-15	0:52
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)
Fri, 12/6/2024	Pool A	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)

Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 2-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	21-18, 21-19	0:36
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ehlers/Wickler	4	27-25, 21-19	0:42
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	24-22, 21-17	0:37

Overall Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 3-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A
8/16/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Semi-Finals	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	8	Cottafava/Nicolai	4	21-18, 21-19	0:36
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool D	Cottafava/Nicolai	13, Q3	Ehlers/Wickler	4	27-25, 21-19	0:42
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	24-22, 21-17	0:37