European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2007
(9) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Oleg Nikolaev - 17th Mykola Babich - 17th
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 4th Mykola Babich - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 7 9th 240 € 1,950.00
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
Russian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/1/2007 Winner 1 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (8) Lost 12-21, 21-16, 10-15 0:51
Fri, 6/1/2007 Contender 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (16) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 6/1/2007 Contender 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (6) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 6 Babich/Nikolaev 9 21-19, 21-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 16 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Plavins/Samoilovs 16 21-19, 21-16 0:42
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs Babich/Nikolaev 25-23, 21-15 0:40