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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters
August 5 - 9, 2015

(13, Q16) Illia Kovalov/Oleh Plotnytskyi, Ukraine

Illia Kovalov
Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rivne

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2014)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Biel 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$2,861.57

Oleh Plotnytskyi
Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 5, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kharkiv

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2014)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Biel 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$2,202.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,289.80
CEV Under Age	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	7	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	US$3,289.80

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV Under Age	9/18-21/2014	2014 CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship	8	9th	40	€ 0.00
CEV Under Age	9/4-7/2014	2014 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	10	9th	40	€ 0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	8/17-27/2014	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games	16	9th	0	US$0.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/5/2015	Qualifier 1	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (Q1)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:35
Wed, 8/5/2015	Qualifier 2	Kristoffer Abell / Peter Kildegaard, Denmark (Q8)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:34
Thu, 8/6/2015	Pool D	Alexander Walkenhorst / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 8/7/2015	Pool D	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (12)	Won 23-21, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 8/7/2015	Pool D	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (4)	Lost 19-21, 28-30	0:45
Sat, 8/8/2015	Winner 1	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:37
Sat, 8/8/2015	Winner 2	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (16, Q10)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:33
Sun, 8/9/2015	Semi-Finals	Alexander Walkenhorst / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Lost 23-25, 18-21	0:43
Sun, 8/9/2015	Bronze Medal	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (6)	Won 21-12, 21-16	0:32

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$)
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Illia Kovalov												Oleh Plotnytskyi
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	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	1	0	$400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$400.00	Total	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	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
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	15	10	60.0 %
2014	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	4	55.6 %
2015	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	15	10	60.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	4	55.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Illia Kovalov													Oleh Plotnytskyi
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	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2013	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$400.00	2014	FIVB
3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2014	CEV
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$56.25	2014	CEV C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2015	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
12	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2	3	$1,956.25	Total	Total	8	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	$1,500.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	6-3	66.7%	0-0	0	0	6-3	66.7%
2014-2015	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	6-3	66.7%	0-0	0	0	6-3	66.7%
Against the Field	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	12-6	66.7%	0-0	0	0	6-3	66.7%

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
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	4
Total	0	0	2	0	8	7	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	10

Head to Head Results
Kovalov/Plotnytskyi lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/8/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 1	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Garcia/Marco	3	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	4	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	21-19, 30-28	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Walkenhorst/Wickler, Germany 0-2
8/9/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Semi-Finals	Walkenhorst/Wickler	5	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	25-23, 21-18	0:43
8/6/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Wickler	5	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	21-15, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
8/9/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Bronze Medal	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Plavins/Regza	6	21-12, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 1-0
8/7/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Bryl/Kujawiak	12	23-21, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
8/8/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 2	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Beeler/Strasser	16, Q10	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
8/5/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Qualifier 1	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Petutschnig/Winter	Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 Abell/Kildegaard, Denmark 1-0
8/5/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Qualifier 2	Kovalov/Plotnytskyi	13, Q16	Abell/Kildegaard	Q8	21-18, 21-10	0:34