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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 12,000 CEV Challenger Novi Sad
July 16 - 19, 2009

(3) 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 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 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 Novi Sad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q28	17th	120	€ 0.00
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

CEV Challenger Novi Sad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/17/2009	Winner 2	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (14, Q1)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 7/18/2009	Winner 3	Gregor Perhaj / Jernej Potocnik, Slovenia (6)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:41
Sat, 7/18/2009	Winner 4	Anssi Hakala / Lauri Hakala, Finland (23, Q9)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:39
Sun, 7/19/2009	Semi-Finals	Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (1)	Lost 14-21, 28-30	0:55
Sun, 7/19/2009	Bronze Medal	Anssi Hakala / Lauri Hakala, Finland (23, Q9)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:39

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 %
2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	4	1	80.0 %
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 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	4	1	80.0 %

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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00

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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
2008-2009	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	5-3	62.5%
Against the Field	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	0-0		0	0	5-1	83.3%

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
Kolev/Neshev lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
7/19/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Semi-Finals	Litva/Varga	1	Kolev/Neshev	3	21-14, 30-28	0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Perhaj/Potocnik, Slovenia 1-0
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 3	Kolev/Neshev	3	Perhaj/Potocnik	6	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 14, Q1 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 2	Kolev/Neshev	3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	14, Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q9 Hakala/Hakala, Finland 2-0
7/19/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Bronze Medal	Kolev/Neshev	3	Hakala/Hakala	23, Q9	21-17, 22-20	0:39
7/18/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	Winner 4	Kolev/Neshev	3	Hakala/Hakala	23, Q9	21-16, 21-13	0:39