European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2005
(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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 10 9th 10 US$450.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 11 13th 30 € 1,300.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 9 1st 60 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q58 33rd 20 US$0.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 11 9th 40 € 1,950.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 1 Dmitry Karasev / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (11) Won 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 8/26/2005 Winner 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/26/2005 Contender 1 Michal Biza / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (12) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Canet/Hamel, France 0-2
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 21-15, 21-16 0:46
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Babich/Nikolaev 22 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
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 # 11 Karasev/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 22 Karasev/Kolodinsky 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Biza/Stejskal, Czech Republic 0-1
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Biza/Stejskal 12 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Lead the series against # 14 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Caravano/Conte 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
7/31/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Semi-Finals Babich/Nikolaev 9 Grinbergs/Stals 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 6 26-24, 17-21, 15-9 1:06