European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(Q3) 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 Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 29, Q14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 24, Q13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 29, Q14 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 22 13th 240 € 2,000.00
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 8 9th 240 € 1,950.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q30) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:45
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (Q14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:45
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (16, Q22) Lost 26-28, 16-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev trail the series against the field 14-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 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 # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Babich/Nikolaev 6 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12, Q4 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
Series tied with # 16, Q22 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 16, Q22 Babich/Nikolaev Q3 28-26, 21-16 0:51
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Ces/Ces Q3 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Series tied with # Q6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Gosch/Horst 13 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:58
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 8 Babich/Nikolaev 24, Q13 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q9 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 11 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-2
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:45
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Contender 3 Babich/Nikolaev 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 12 32-30, 15-21, 15-13 1:10
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q20 Hoyer/Soderberg Q13 21-19, 21-17 0:44
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q19 Babich/Nikolaev Q14 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # Q17 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Dugrip/Gagliano 20 21-12, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 24, Q13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # Q25 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 Grotowski/Weaver Q19 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # Q30 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Babich/Nikolaev Q3 Cavaliere/Galli Q30 21-16, 21-17 0:45