Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(32, Q14) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 33rd Mykola Babich - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q20 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q27 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q21 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 1 Alfredo Tabarini / Francesco Tabarini, San Marino (Q51) Won 21-17, 9-21, 15-8 0:59
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Ulises Ontiveros, Mexico (Q19) Won 21-10, 25-23 0:46
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (Q3) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 12-21, 12-21 0:32
Thu, 5/24/2007 Contender 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (16) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 16-18 1:01
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 "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
Trail the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q6 Babich/Nikolaev Q27 21-16, 21-17 0:32
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Ces/Ces Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Ontiveros/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Ontiveros/Ontiveros Q19 21-10, 25-23 0:46
Lead the series against # Q23 Morikawa/Yamamoto, Japan 2-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q28 21-17, 21-17 0:48
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q19 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q14 28-26, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q45 Barta/Plachy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 Barta/Plachy Q46 21-10, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # Q51 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Tabarini/Tabarini Q51 21-17, 9-21, 15-8 0:59