European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006
(7) 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 Lucerne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Oleg Nikolaev - 13th Mykola Babich - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 6 13th 180 € 1,300.00
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
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
Swiss Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 8/7/2006 Winner 1 Javier Luna / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (10) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Mon, 8/7/2006 Winner 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Lost 18-21, 9-21 0:40
Mon, 8/7/2006 Contender 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 16-21, 25-23, 7-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-1
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 3 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Klemperer/Schneider 5 21-17, 21-13 0:48
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Klemperer/Schneider 11 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 7 21-16, 23-25, 15-7 1:02
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Babich/Nikolaev 28, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Benes/Benes 6 21-14, 27-25 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 2-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 7 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 10 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
6/17/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 4 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Kalinine/Kolodinsky 14 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Biza/Kubala 15 Babich/Nikolaev 7 21-18, 21-9 0:40
Lead the series against 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 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 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
Trail the series against Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Babich/Nikolaev 25-23, 21-15 0:40