European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025 Court #4 14:30
Match #20: Pool B
(31) Samuele Cottafava/Alex Ranghieri, Italy
vs.
(15) Calvin Aye/Remi Bassereau, France
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: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$191,755.76
Alex Ranghieri
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 18, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Pordenone
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Milan 2015)
Career Winnings: US$327,585.41
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV10000000001 US$500.00
Previous Düsseldorf Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
EuroBeachVolley 2025 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2025 Pool B David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (2) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:33
Thu, 7/31/2025 Pool B Calvin Aye / Remi Bassereau, France (15) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:35

Calvin Aye
France
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 21, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 40
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Cortegaça 2022)
Career CEV Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$30,288.38
Rémi Bassereau
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 26, 1999 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Villeneuve St Georges
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 38
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Under Age Riga 2015)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Vienna 2023)
Career Winnings: US$46,893.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV200000000200 US$2,100.00
FIVB1000001231111 US$34,750.00
Overall1200001231311 US$36,850.00
Previous Düsseldorf Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 23, Q12 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 13 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 14 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 20, Q8 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 6 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 18, Q3 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 13 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 4 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 5 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 9 5th 640 US$4,000.00
CEV 8/14-18/2024 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024 1 17th 360 € 1,000.00
EuroBeachVolley 2025 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2025 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (18) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:29
Thu, 7/31/2025 Pool B Samuele Cottafava / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (31) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Thu, 7/31/2025 Winner 1 Benedikt Sagstetter / Jonas Sagstetter, Germany (17) Lost 14-21, 24-26 0:36
Head to Head Results
Aye/Bassereau lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
7/31/25CEVEuroBeachVolley 2025 Pool B Aye/Bassereau 15 Cottafava/Ranghieri 31 21-18, 21-18 0:35