FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Vladivostok Challenger
August 1 - 3, 2008
(3) Alexandr Babichev/Alexey Kuleshov, Kazakhstan
 
Alexandr Babichev
Kazakhstan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Akmoui
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 17
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Salalah 2019)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$2,871.85
Alexey Kuleshov
Kazakhstan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 14, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Aktau
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 55
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Bandar Torkaman 2019)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$12,417.13
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB800000001111013 US$3,233.10
FIVB Age Group WC100000000000100 US$0.00
FIVB C&S300000020100000 US$2,150.00
Overall1200000021211113 US$5,383.10
Previous Vladivostok Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/17-20/2008 Chennai Challenger 14 17th 16 US$600.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q31 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/5-9/2007 Under 21 World Championships Q15 37th 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-12/2007 Vaduz Satellite 13, Q12 9th 8 US$350.00
Vladivostok Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Maxim Nikolaev / Roman Sholokhov, Russia (14) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:30
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Vladimir Tikmenov / Anton Vasilenko, Russia (11) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 12-15 0:57
Sat, 8/2/2008 Contender 2 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Russia (1) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open700000000110 $3,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100000001000 $200.00
Challenger200000010100 $1,800.00
Satellite100000010000 $350.00
U21 World Championships100000000000 $0.00
Total1200000021210 $5,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alexandr Babichev Alexey Kuleshov
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           World Championships2000000000 $3,400.00
           Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam20000000020 $3,375.00
9000000110 $1,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open21000000320 $3,650.00
3000011100 $250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star8000123200 $800.00
2000001100 $900.00 Challenger2000001100 $900.00
1000001000 $175.00 Satellite1000001000 $175.00
1000000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000000 $0.00
1000000000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
17000013310 $2,825.00 Total55000125640 $12,300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB C&S100000010000 $350.00 3260.0 %
2007FIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2008FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2008FIVB C&S200000010100 $1,800.00 1420.0 %
TotalFIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S300000020100 $2,150.00 4640.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alexandr Babichev  Alexey Kuleshov
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $175.00 2007FIVB C&S1000001000 $175.00
2000000002 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC1000000001 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2008FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000001100 $900.00 2008FIVB C&S2000001100 $900.00
6000002103 $1,075.00 TotalTotal5000002102 $1,075.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 2 25.0% 3 37.5% 3 37.5% 2-6 25.0% 1-3 25.0% 3-3 50.0% 00 4-6 40.0%
2007-20081 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 2 25.0% 3 37.5% 3 37.5% 2-6 25.0% 1-3 25.0% 3-3 50.0% 00 4-6 40.0%
Against the Field1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-2 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 00 1-2 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open1045120002000000610
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000002000000000002
Challenger000000001200000014
Satellite002000000100000032
U21 World Championships000100000000000001
Total10661400150000001019
Head to Head Results
Babichev/Kuleshov trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Karasev/Zabuslayev, Russia 0-1
8/2/08FIVB C&SVladivostok Challenger Contender 2 Karasev/Zabuslayev 1 Babichev/Kuleshov 3 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Tikmenov/Vasilenko, Russia 0-1
8/2/08FIVB C&SVladivostok Challenger Winner 2 Tikmenov/Vasilenko 11 Babichev/Kuleshov 3 23-21, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Nikolaev/Sholokhov, Russia 1-0
8/1/08FIVB C&SVladivostok Challenger Winner 1 Babichev/Kuleshov 3 Nikolaev/Sholokhov 14 21-11, 21-17 0:30