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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 CEV Challenger Varna
July 23 - 26, 2009

(2) 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 Varna Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV C&S	7/16-19/2009	CEV Challenger Novi Sad	3	3rd	64	€ 1,200.00
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 Varna Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/24/2009	Winner 1	Fernando Magalhaes / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (15)	Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15	0:58
Fri, 7/24/2009	Contender 1	Sebastian Chevallier / Roman Sutter, Switzerland (7, Q4)	Won 21-14, 21-8	0:29
Sat, 7/25/2009	Contender 2	Stefan Kohler / Nils Rohde, Germany (13, Q7)	Lost 12-21, 21-12, 11-15	0:46

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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	5	3	62.5 %
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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	5	3	62.5 %

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
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$825.00	2009	CEV C&S	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$825.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	$825.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	$825.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	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 3 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 # 7, Q4 Chevallier/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Varna	Contender 1	Kolev/Neshev	2	Chevallier/Sutter	7, Q4	21-14, 21-8	0:29
Trail the series against # 13, Q7 Kohler/Rohde, Germany 0-1
7/25/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Varna	Contender 2	Kohler/Rohde	13, Q7	Kolev/Neshev	2	21-12, 12-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 15 de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/24/09	CEV C&S	CEV Challenger Varna	Winner 1	Magalhaes/de Paula	15	Kolev/Neshev	2	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # Q2 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