European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(9) 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 Best: 3rd (2 times)
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 Best: 3rd (Novi Sad 2013)
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 Varna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2010 Valeriy Samoday - 9th Sergiy Popov - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 31 17th 160 US$5,100.00
CEV Under Age 7/18-21/2012 2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship 20 1st 200 € 0.00
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 Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (8) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:37
Fri, 8/24/2012 Contender 1 Miroslav Gradinarov / Konstantin Mitev, Bulgaria (16) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 Popov/Samoday 9 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 16 Gradinarov/Mitev, Bulgaria 0-1
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 1 Gradinarov/Mitev 16 Popov/Samoday 9 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59