European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Dutch Masters
August 9 - 12, 2007
(8) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 13th Mykola Babich - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
Dutch Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/10/2007 Winner 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (9) Lost 21-18, 27-29, 19-21  
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 1 Tomasz Sinczak / Rafal Szternel, Poland (16) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (3) Lost 11-21, 5-21 0:26
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 4-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 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 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Kubala/Pavlas 9 Babich/Nikolaev 8 18-21, 29-27, 21-19  
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 13 Kern/Lammens, Germany 1-0
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 3 Kern/Lammens 14 25-23, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Sinczak/Szternel 16 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against Ariza/de Amo, Spain 0-1
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Ariza/de Amo Babich/Nikolaev 21-18, 21-14 0:37