# Italian beach volleyball tournament performances

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-beach-volleyball-tournament-performances
> Updated: 2026-08-13T09:47:28.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Following an elimination in the Elite16 beach volleyball tournament in Rio de Janeiro, where Samuele Cottafava and Gianluca Dal Corso lost to Brazil’s Evandro and Arthur Lanci, the Italian pair moved on to the European Beach Volleyball Championships in Stare Jablonki, Poland.

At the European Championships, Cottafava and Dal Corso secured a spot in the round of 16 after finishing first in Pool A with a victory over the Polish pair Losiak/Bryl. Additionally, the Italian women’s pair Valentina Gottardi and Reka Orsi Toth also advanced to the round of 16 after topping Pool C with a win against Germany’s Bock/Kunst.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-13: Italian beach volleyball pairs advance to European round of 16

Italian beach volleyball pairs Cottafava/Dal Corso and Gottardi/Orsi Toth have advanced directly to the round of 16 at the European Championships in Poland.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-beach-volleyball-pairs-advance-to-european-round-of-16

### 2026-08-01: Italian duo Cottafava and Dal Corso knocked out in Elite16 Rio beach volleyball

Italian pair Samuele Cottafava and Gianluca Dal Corso were eliminated in the Elite16 Rio beach‑volleyball round of 16 by Brazil’s Evandro and Arthur Lanci, losing 2‑1 in a tie‑break; they now head to the Euro C

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/italian-duo-cottafava-and-dal-corso-knocked-out-in-elite16-rio-beach-volleyball

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