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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U21 WCHS
October 15 - 19, 2025

(Q5) Sofiia Kurnikova/Iryna Nikitchuk, Ukraine

Sofiia Kurnikova
Ukraine

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 6, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (FIVB Corigliano Rossano 2024)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

37th (Puebla 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Iryna Nikitchuk
Ukraine

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 1, 2006 (19 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riivne

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

37th ( Puebla 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Puebla Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/15/2025	Qualifier 2	Lucie Knoblochova / Adela Petrikova, Czech Republic (Q12)	Lost 21-17, 22-24, 8-15	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

Sofiia Kurnikova												Iryna Nikitchuk
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total

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
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sofiia Kurnikova													Iryna Nikitchuk
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$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	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2024-2025	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
Kurnikova/Nikitchuk trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q12 Knoblochova/Petrikova, Czech Republic 0-1
10/15/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Knoblochova/Petrikova	Q12	Kurnikova/Nikitchuk	Q5	17-21, 24-22, 15-8	0:54