Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Baden
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Stadium Court 09:00
Match #16: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1
(Q2) Samuele Cottafava/Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy
vs.
(Q31) Michael Klemen/Philipp Sponer, Austria
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: 59
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$178,906.39
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: 44
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$28,714.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB90110001311 US$21,915.02
Previous Baden Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Jakob Windisch - 13th Did not play
2020 Jakob Windisch - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-22/2025 Futures Messina 2 2nd 360 € 700.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya 22 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 15 17th 340 US$2,250.00
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 Baden Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/6/2025 Qualifier 1 Michael Klemen / Philipp Sponer, Austria (Q31) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:31
Wed, 8/6/2025 Qualifier 2 Laurenc Grossig / Mathias Seiser, Austria (Q15)    

Michael Mario Klemen
Austria
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 17, 2004 (21 yrs old)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 13th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$220.28
Philipp Sponer
Austria
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 27, 2004 (20 yrs old)
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 3
Career Best: 13th (FIVB Sveti Vlas 2025)
Career Winnings: US$73.43
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212541Money
FIVB3000000010101 US$113.95
Previous Baden Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Jakob Reiter - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-8/2025 BPT Futures Sveti Vlas 12, Q5 13th 140 € 100.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2025 BPT Futures Spiez Q8 21st 60 € 0.00
BPT Challenge Baden Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/6/2025 Qualifier 1 Samuele Cottafava / Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy (Q2) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Cottafava/Dal Corso lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
8/6/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Qualifier 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso Q2 Klemen/Sponer Q31 21-17, 21-18 0:31