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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012

(Q14) Nikolay Kolev/Zlatan Yordanov, 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

Zlatan Yordanov
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 2, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (CEV Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$0.00
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Varna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2009	Neven Neshev - 9th	Did not play
CEV C&S 2010	Andrey Nikolov - 9th	Did not play
CEV C&S 2011	Andrey Nikolov - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	7/4-8/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Q18	33rd	30	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	6/13-17/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Q10	25th	10	€ 0.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/22/2012	Country Quota	Ivan Latunov / Teodor Marinov, Bulgaria	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 8/23/2012	Qualifier 2	Anders Lund Hoyer / Soeren Hoyer, Denmark (10, Q3)	Lost 21-16, 17-21, 11-15	0:54

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nikolay Kolev												Zlatan Yordanov
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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nikolay Kolev													Zlatan Yordanov
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	2	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$825.00	2009	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$300.00	2010	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	CEV
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$200.00	2011	CEV C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
20	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	3	6	$2,725.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2011-2012	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-1	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

Head to Head Results
Kolev/Yordanov lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10, Q3 Hoyer/Hoyer, Denmark 0-1
8/23/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Qualifier 2	Hoyer/Hoyer	10, Q3	Kolev/Yordanov	Q14	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against Latunov/Marinov, Bulgaria 2-0
8/22/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Country Quota	Kolev/Yordanov	Q14	Latunov/Marinov		21-15, 21-17	0:39
6/13/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Country Quota	Kolev/Yordanov	Q10	Latunov/Marinov		19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58