Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Saturday, October 18, 2025 Stadium Court 16:00
Match #49: Winner's Bracket Round 3
(2) Samuele Cottafava/Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy
vs.
(5) Luis Javier Bello/Joaquin Bello, England
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: 62
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$186,031.39
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: 48
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$38,089.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB1201111013211 US$36,165.02
Previous Nuvali Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Marco Viscovich - 19th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 22 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal Q10 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 24, Q2 17th 340 US$2,250.00
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 Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool B Arthur Canet / Keran Duval, France (31, Q15) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool B Hagen Smith / Logan Webber, United States (15, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Sat, 10/18/2025 Winner 2 Paul Burnett / Thomas Hodges, Australia (10) Won 21-16, 21-23, 25-23 1:02
Sat, 10/18/2025 Winner 3 Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (5) Lost 23-21, 23-25, 11-15 0:57

Luis Javier Bello Fernandez Echevarria
England
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Madrid, Spain
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 69
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$77,822.83
Joaquin Bello
England
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: Madrid, Spain
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$77,822.83
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125333741Money
FIVB642061611387153406 US$149,192.00
FIVB Age Group WC4000020000000110 US$0.00
Overall682061811387153516 US$149,192.00
Previous Nuvali Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Joaquin Bello - 4th Luis Javier Bello - 4th
2024 Joaquin Bello - 3rd Luis Javier Bello - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 15, Q6 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 13 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Q12 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Q10 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 14 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2025 BPT Elite Montréal 7 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 2 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 10 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 6 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 12/4-7/2024 Finals Doha 2024 9 7th 240 US$15,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 1 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro 14, Q4 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 10/16-20/2024 Elite16 Joao Pessoa 14, Q2 13th 460 US$5,000.00
BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool E Felipe Alves / Gabriel Dos Reis, Brazil (28, Q8) Won 24-22, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Thu, 10/16/2025 Pool E Tiziano Andreatta / Davide Benzi, Italy (12) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
Sat, 10/18/2025 Winner 2 Joppe Van Langendonck / Kyan Vercauteren, Belgium (30, Q11) Won 14-21, 21-19, 19-17 0:55
Sat, 10/18/2025 Winner 3 Samuele Cottafava / Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy (2) Won 21-23, 25-23, 15-11 0:57
Sun, 10/19/2025 Semi-Finals Manuel Alfieri / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (6)    
Head to Head Results
Bello/Bello lead the series 2-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
10/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 3 Bello/Bello 5 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 21-23, 25-23, 15-11 0:57
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 1 Bello/Bello 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 24, Q2 22-20, 21-17 0:38