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

(16) Miroslav Gradinarov/Konstantin Mitev, Bulgaria

Miroslav Gradinarov
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 10, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Varna

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$1,688.78

Konstantin Mitev
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sofia

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV C&S Varna 2010)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$4,524.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,877.10

Previous Varna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2009	Did not play	Delcho Raev - Country Quota
CEV C&S 2010	Did not play	Neven Neshev - 2nd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 1	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:37
Fri, 8/24/2012	Contender 1	Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (9)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (3)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:40
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 3	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Yauhen Vishneuski, Belarus (13, Q7)	Won 21-14, 22-24, 15-13	0:55
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 4	Valentin Dimov / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (5)	Lost 10-21, 22-24	0:40

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

Miroslav Gradinarov												Konstantin Mitev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$400.00	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$1,050.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Miroslav Gradinarov													Konstantin Mitev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
											2010	CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Total	Total	9	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	$3,350.00

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%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2011-2012	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Gradinarov/Mitev lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	1	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 2	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	3	21-14, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Dimov/Neshev, Bulgaria 0-1
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 4	Dimov/Neshev	5	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	21-10, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 1	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	Popov/Samoday	9	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Dziadkou/Vishneuski, Belarus 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 3	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	Dziadkou/Vishneuski	13, Q7	21-14, 22-24, 15-13	0:55