FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Ukrzernoprom Challenger'2005
July 27 - 31, 2005
(9) Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine
 
Mykola Babich
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Mykolaev
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career Winnings: US$37,735.00
Oleg Nikolayev
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporizzya
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 24
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career Winnings: US$11,835.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB180000000043731 US$17,000.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$4,950.00
Overall201000001043731 US$21,950.00
Previous Kiev Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Andriy Bukin - 5th Dmytro Khudoley - 13th
2002 Dmytro Khudoley - 2nd Andriy Bukin - 17th
2004 Did not play Sergiy Mykhaylov - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q58 33rd 20 US$0.00
Ukraine Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 1 Denis Rovkin / Sergey Sinkevich, Kazakhstan (24, Q5) Won 23-21, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
Fri, 7/29/2005 Winner 2 Hannes Brinkborg / Mattias Magnusson, Sweden (8) Won 12-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Sat, 7/30/2005 Winner 3 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (1) Won 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Sat, 7/30/2005 Winner 4 Brian Hiebert / Martin Reader, Canada (12) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:51
Sat, 7/30/2005 Contender 6 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Sergey Tetyukhin, Russia (30, Q11) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:39
Sun, 7/31/2005 Semi-Finals Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia (7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Sun, 7/31/2005 Gold Medal Andris Krumins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:58
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Lead the series against # 6 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/31/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Gold Medal Babich/Nikolaev 9 Krumins/Sorokins 6 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/31/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Semi-Finals Babich/Nikolaev 9 Grinbergs/Stals 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Brinkborg/Magnusson 8 12-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Hiebert/Reader, Canada 0-1
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 4 Hiebert/Reader 12 Babich/Nikolaev 9 21-18, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Rovkin/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Rovkin/Sinkevich 24, Q5 23-21, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Koshkarev/Tetyukhin, Russia 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Contender 6 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Koshkarev/Tetyukhin 30, Q11 23-21, 21-19 0:39