Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(Q21) 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 FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
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 FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 28, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 29, Q19 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q37 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 10 9th 10 US$450.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 9 1st 60 US$4,500.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Qualifier 2 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q12) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Wed, 7/26/2006 Qualifier 3 Jan Ferreira / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil (32, Q28) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 13-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 3-7 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 Babich/Nikolaev Q19 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 28, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 32, Q28 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Ferreira/Ferreira 32, Q28 Babich/Nikolaev Q21 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # Q3 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Heese/VanHuizen 13 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 24-22, 21-13 0:46
Trail the series against # Q9 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q21 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q21 Asahi/Watanabe Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:38
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 Asahi/Watanabe Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q25 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