CEV Under Age
2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship
July 18 - 21, 2012
(20) Sergiy Popov/Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine
 
Sergiy Popov
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporishya
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Under Age Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$76,052.40
Valeriy Samoday
Russia / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Under Age Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$32,268.66
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171921253341Money
CEV400100001001100 US$4,738.90
CEV C&S400001110100000 US$2,069.78
CEV Under Age521100000100000 US$0.00
FIVB1000001000300231 US$26,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC520000000110100 US$0.00
Overall2841202111611431 US$33,208.68
Previous Assen Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 32, Q32 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC 8/31-9/4/2011 Under 21 World Championships 20 1st 0 US$0.00
2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool E Mirco Gerson / Gabriel Kissling, Switzerland (5) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool E Ricardo Alvar / Luis Puga, Portugal (8) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:27
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool E Jonas Kvalen / Svein Solhaug, Norway (17) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:46
Thu, 7/19/2012 Winner 1 Matej Herich / Matej Patak, Slovakia (13) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Thu, 7/19/2012 Winner 2 Jonas Kvalen / Svein Solhaug, Norway (17) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 3 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Sat, 7/21/2012 Semi-Finals Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Yauhen Vishneuski, Belarus (18) Won 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:45
Sat, 7/21/2012 Gold Medal Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (3) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:45
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday lead the series against the field 11-0 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
7/21/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 3 23-21, 21-19 0:45
7/20/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 3 Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
9/4/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 20 Kantor/Losiak 9 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Gerson/Kissling, Switzerland 2-0
7/18/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool E Popov/Samoday 20 Gerson/Kissling 5 21-19, 21-19 0:37
9/3/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Popov/Samoday 20 Gerson/Kissling 10 21-13, 23-21 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Medina/Menendez, Spain 1-0
9/2/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Popov/Samoday 20 Medina/Menendez 14 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Alvar/Puga, Portugal 1-0
7/18/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool E Popov/Samoday 20 Alvar/Puga 8 21-12, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 13 Herich/Patak, Slovakia 1-0
7/19/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 1 Popov/Samoday 20 Herich/Patak 13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Kvalen/Solhaug, Norway 2-0
7/19/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 2 Popov/Samoday 20 Kvalen/Solhaug 17 21-15, 21-19 0:34
7/19/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool E Popov/Samoday 20 Kvalen/Solhaug 17 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Dziadkou/Vishneuski, Belarus 1-0
7/21/12CEV Under Age2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship Semi-Finals Popov/Samoday 20 Dziadkou/Vishneuski 18 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:45