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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009

(30, Q20) Nikolay Kolev/Neven Neshev, Bulgaria

Nikolay Kolev
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 31, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kardjali

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB The Hague 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$1,400.00

Neven Neshev
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 2, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lukovit

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Sofia 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$2,840.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$2,800.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	Q36	41st	18	US$0.00

The Hague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2009	Qualifier 2	Daan Spijkers / Niels van de Sande, Netherlands (Q13)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:42
Wed, 8/26/2009	Qualifier 3	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (Q4)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:42
Thu, 8/27/2009	Winner 1	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (3)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:40
Thu, 8/27/2009	Contender 1	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (19)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:40
Fri, 8/28/2009	Contender 2	Ricardo Santos / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nikolay Kolev												Neven Neshev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,400.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$300.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$2,700.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,800.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,800.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nikolay Kolev													Neven Neshev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,400.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,400.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	1	4-3	57.1%
2008-2009	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	1	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-0	0	1	3-3	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	3	Kolev/Neshev	30, Q20	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Santos/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Santos/Solberg	4	Kolev/Neshev	30, Q20	21-15, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Kolev/Neshev	30, Q20	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	19	21-19, 23-21	0:40
Series tied with # Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-1
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Kolev/Neshev	30, Q20	Grotowski/Weaver	Q4	21-18, 21-15	0:42
5/13/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	Kolev/Neshev	Q36	0-1 Retired	0:09
Lead the series against # Q13 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Kolev/Neshev	30, Q20	Spijkers/van de Sande	Q13	21-17, 23-21	0:42