European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 24 - 26, 2007
(22) 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: 18
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$83,126.34
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: 8
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career CEV Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$39,094.03
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172529334157Money
CEV1900022155202000 US$47,187.73
FIVB1800000000430731 US$17,000.00
FIVB C&S210000010000000 US$4,950.00
Overall3910022165632731 US$69,137.73
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Oleg Nikolaev - 9th Mykola Babich - 9th
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 13th Mykola Babich - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 8 9th 240 € 1,950.00
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 3 7th 300 € 2,475.00
CEV 6/14-17/2007 German Masters 3 5th 360 € 3,000.00
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 9 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 32, Q14 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 29th 30 € 0.00
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
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 8 13th 160 € 2,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2007 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (11) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:35
Fri, 8/24/2007 Contender 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (21) Won 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:55
Sat, 8/25/2007 Contender 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 12-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 5-15 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 4 Babich/Nikolaev 3 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 6 Babich/Nikolaev 3 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-9, 21-18 0:35
6/18/06CEVRussian Masters Bronze Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Bronze Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Babich/Nikolaev 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 3 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-11, 21-5 0:26
Trail the series against # 6 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Matysik/Uhmann 6 Babich/Nikolaev 3 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 4 Berger/Nowotny 4 Babich/Nikolaev 3 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 9 "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 # 11 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 11 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Lione/Varnier 1 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Babich/Nikolaev 11 25-23, 21-14 0:47
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/07CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 3 Kufa/Rotrekl 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Babich/Nikolaev 6 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Series tied with # 21 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 22 Kubala/Pavlas 21 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:55
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Kubala/Pavlas 9 Babich/Nikolaev 8 18-21, 29-27, 21-19  
Series tied with # 24 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Benes/Benes 8 Babich/Nikolaev 9 21-12, 16-21, 15-10 0:51
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42