European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006
(6) 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
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 8 4th 420 € 4,250.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q37 33rd 30 US$0.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 8 4th 420 € 4,250.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 29th 30 € 0.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 22 17th 40 € 1,000.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (11) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 12-15 0:59
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 1 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (14) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-15, 27-25 0:47
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 2 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Koreng/Matysik 5 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 5 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 2 Joosen/Melis 16 Babich/Nikolaev 11 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 2-1
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Galli/Raffaelli 11 Babich/Nikolaev 6 15-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:59
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Galli/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-11 0:38
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Trail the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Babich/Nikolaev 6 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Krug/Urbatzka 14 24-22, 16-21, 17-15 1:05