Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(Q17) 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 Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q21 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 32, Q14 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Jessi Lelliott / Martin Reader, Canada (Q16) Won 21-9, 21-15 0:33
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 3 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6, Q1) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 4-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 6, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev Q17 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 18 "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 # 25, Q2 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 # 28, Q4 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q4 Babich/Nikolaev Q20 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:37
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 Li/Zhou Q14 21-17, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q17 Lelliott/Reader Q16 21-9, 21-15 0:33
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
Trail the series against # Q24 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro Q19 Babich/Nikolaev Q14 18-21, 29-27, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # Q32 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Castro/Mussa Q44 Babich/Nikolaev Q21 19-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:03