Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 45
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$33,903.05
Alexander Likholetov
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 4, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Khakrov
Height: 207 cm (6'9")
Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 45
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Chennai 2010)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Qinzhou 2020)
Career Winnings: US$24,440.55
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB600010000122 US$13,000.00
Previous Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Maksim Hudyakov - 9th Ilya Leshukov - 25th
2016 Yaroslav Koshkarev - 5th Aleksandr Kramarenko - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Bykanov/Likholetov trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
11/14/19FIVBChetumal 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
3/9/21FIVBDoha 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
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 15 Bykanov/Likholetov 27, Q11 21-15, 21-12 0:32
6/12/14FIVBMoscow 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
5/26/21FIVBSochi 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
10/30/19FIVBQinzhou 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
3/8/21FIVBDoha 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
3/8/21FIVBDoha 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
5/26/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Qualifier 1 Bykanov/Likholetov Q9 Hajos/Streli Q24 21-16, 21-14 0:36