European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008
(5) 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
2006 Oleg Nikolaev - 9th Mykola Babich - 9th
2007 Oleg Nikolaev - 7th Mykola Babich - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 4 9th 240 € 1,800.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 26 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q3 17th 120 € 0.00
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
Swiss Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/23/2008 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (12, Q4) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:36
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 1 Christian Garcia / Sergio Martin, Spain (13, Q6) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:50
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 3 Luna/Marco, Spain 0-1
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Luna/Marco 5 Babich/Nikolaev 4 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 4 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 12, Q4 Ces/Ces, France 1-2
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Ces/Ces 12, Q4 Babich/Nikolaev 5 21-14, 21-13 0:36
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 # 13, Q6 Garcia/Martin, Spain 0-1
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Garcia/Martin 13, Q6 Babich/Nikolaev 5 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 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 # Q1 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 4 Blauel/Huber 13, Q4 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:40
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q9 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Babich/Nikolaev Q3 Cavaliere/Galli Q30 21-16, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q11 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Babich/Nikolaev 3 Sutter/Weingart 16 23-21, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q20 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 Tabarini/Tabarini Q51 21-17, 9-21, 15-8 0:59