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US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 30, 2021

(Q9) Ruslan Bykanov/Alexander Likholetov, Russia

Ruslan Bykanov
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$33,903.05

Alexander Likholetov
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 4, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Khakrov

Height:

207 cm (6'9")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Chennai 2010)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Qinzhou 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$24,440.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	US$13,000.00

Previous Sochi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Maksim Hudyakov - 9th	Ilya Leshukov - 25th
2016	Yaroslav Koshkarev - 5th	Aleksandr Kramarenko - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	27, Q11	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	29, Q10	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/30-11/3/2019	Qinzhou Three Star	26, Q3	4th	420	US$4,000.00

Sochi 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/26/2021	Qualifier 1	Artur Hajos / Bence Streli, Hungary (Q24)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:36
Wed, 5/26/2021	Qualifier 2	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (29, Q8)	Lost 25-23, 16-21, 12-15	0:53

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$5,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$13,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ruslan Bykanov												Alexander Likholetov
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$8,725.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$8,050.00
17	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	4	0	$14,437.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	$8,300.00
14	2	0	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	$10,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$3,050.00
											Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
45	2	1	1	3	7	6	5	6	0	$33,762.50	Total	45	1	0	0	1	1	2	5	6	0	$24,300.00

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
2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$6,000.00	6	5	54.5 %
2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$13,000.00	10	11	47.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ruslan Bykanov													Alexander Likholetov
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,550.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$2,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
											2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
											2011	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	$6,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$1,400.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$7,225.00	2013	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	$4,850.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$400.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$5,587.50	2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$1,050.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
8	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	$4,300.00	2018	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$300.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	$5,250.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$3,000.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$3,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2021	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00
44	2	1	1	3	7	6	5	6	13	$33,762.50	Total	Total	44	1	0	0	1	1	2	5	6	28	$24,300.00

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	6	54.5%	1	9.1%	4	36.4%	7-4	63.6%	3	27.3%	2	18.2%	6	54.5%	3-8	27.3%	6-6	50.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	10-12	45.5%
2020-2021	6	54.5%	1	9.1%	4	36.4%	7-4	63.6%	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3	37.5%	3-5	37.5%	6-3	66.7%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	10-9	52.6%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	3
Total	0	0	5	2	2	7	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	12

Head to Head Results
Bykanov/Likholetov trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
11/14/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	4	Bykanov/Likholetov	29, Q10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Bykanov/Likholetov	27, Q11	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	15	Bykanov/Likholetov	27, Q11	21-15, 21-12	0:32
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Bykanov/Likholetov	31	21-9, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q8	Bykanov/Likholetov	Q9	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # Q13 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
10/30/19	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Qualifier 2	Bykanov/Likholetov	26, Q3	Ahman/Hellvig	Q14	21-14, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 Bakhnar/Samoday, Russia 1-0
3/8/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Qualifier 1	Bykanov/Likholetov	27, Q11	Bakhnar/Samoday	Q22	21-15, 34-32	0:46
Lead the series against # Q23 Manas/Sedlak, Czech Republic 1-0
3/8/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Qualifier 2	Bykanov/Likholetov	27, Q11	Manas/Sedlak	Q27	21-15, 21-23, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # Q24 Hajos/Streli, Hungary 1-0
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 1	Bykanov/Likholetov	Q9	Hajos/Streli	Q24	21-16, 21-14	0:36