Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Court #4 13:30
Match #4: Pool B
(15) Samuele Cottafava/Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy
vs.
(18) Paul Burnett/Luke Ryan, Australia
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: 7
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$177,642.41
Gianluca Dal Corso
Italy
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 9, 2001 (24 yrs old)
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 41
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$27,450.38
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB60010001300 US$19,608.55
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Marco Viscovich - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 14 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 16 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 13 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 3 9th 460 US$3,250.00
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool B Paul Burnett / Luke Ryan, Australia (18) Won 24-22, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool B Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (2)    

Paul Burnett
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 12, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 44
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Geelong 2023)
Career Winnings: US$45,617.13
Luke Ryan
Australia
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 10, 2004 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 8
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Qingdao 2024)
Career Winnings: US$1,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB20000001000 US$1,700.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Maximilian Guehrer - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Futures Coolangatta 2 9th 180 US$200.00
BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2025 Pool B Samuele Cottafava / Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy (15) Lost 22-24, 21-14, 13-15 0:47
Fri, 5/16/2025 Pool B Florian Breer / Luc Fluckiger, Switzerland (31, Q12)    
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool B Cottafava/Dal Corso 15 Burnett/Ryan 18 24-22, 14-21, 15-13 0:47