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June 17 - 21, 2009

(Q28) 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:

3rd (CEV C&S Novi Sad 2009)

Career CEV Best:

17th (Berlin 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$3,345.76

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:

2nd (CEV C&S Varna 2010)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$9,366.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$0.00
CEV C&S	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,348.15
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	US$2,800.00
Overall	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	US$5,148.15

Previous Berlin 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
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q24	21st	60	€ 0.00

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/18/2009	Qualifier 1	Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (Q5)	Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
Thu, 6/18/2009	Qualifier 2	Oleksiy Klyamar / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (Q21)	Won 24-22, 23-21	0:40
Thu, 6/18/2009	Qualifier 3	Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (12, Q4)	Lost 25-23, 25-27, 12-15	1:09

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nikolay Kolev													Neven Neshev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00

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	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2008-2009	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2-2	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 12, Q4 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 0-1
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 3	Boersma/Paulides	12, Q4	Kolev/Neshev	Q28	23-25, 27-25, 15-12	1:09
Lead the series against # Q5 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 1	Kolev/Neshev	Q28	Babich/Mykhaylov	Q5	14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Dugrip/Salvetti	14, Q8	Kolev/Neshev	Q24	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Ficosecco/Galli, Italy 1-0
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Kolev/Neshev	Q24	Ficosecco/Galli	Q9	13-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # Q14 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
5/13/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	Kolev/Neshev	Q36	0-1 Retired	0:09
Lead the series against # Q21 Klyamar/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 2	Kolev/Neshev	Q28	Klyamar/Samoday	Q21	24-22, 23-21	0:40