Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(29, 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q17 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 2 Chad Mowrey / Kimo Tuyay, Philippines (Q19) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 8/29/2007 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q3) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:43
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4, Q1) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:44
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 1 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (20) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 2 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (14) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 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 # 4, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-15, 21-19 0:44
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev Q17 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 12 "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 # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 14 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 20 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Dugrip/Gagliano 20 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 25, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q20 Hoyer/Soderberg Q13 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 Babich/Nikolaev Q14 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Lochhead/Pitman Q3 21-17, 25-23 0:43
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 # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Ces/Ces Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # Q17 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Mowrey/Tuyay, Philippines 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Mowrey/Tuyay Q19 21-16, 21-13 0:37