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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters
May 29 - June 2, 2013

(Q3) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$32,268.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$4,738.90
CEV C&S	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,069.78
CEV Under Age	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	1	US$26,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	28	4	1	2	0	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	4	3	1	US$33,208.68

Previous Baden Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Oleksiy Klyamar - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q19	41st	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	28, Q18	17th	200	US$2,300.00
CEV C&S	4/2-6/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	20	17th	112	€ 112.50
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	9	13th	180	€ 500.00
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

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/30/2013	Qualifier 2	Anders Lund Hoyer / Soeren Hoyer, Denmark (Q19)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Popov/Samoday	20	22-20, 21-14	0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Contender 2	Doppler/Horst	3	Popov/Samoday	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
4/23/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 1	Popov/Samoday	28, Q18	Kantor/Losiak	Q15	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/21/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Gold Medal	Popov/Samoday	20	Kantor/Losiak	3	23-21, 21-19	0:45
7/20/12	CEV Under Age	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Winner 3	Popov/Samoday	20	Kantor/Losiak	3	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
9/4/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Popov/Samoday	20	Kantor/Losiak	9	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mullner/Wutzl	Q14	Popov/Samoday	Q19	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # Q19 Hoyer/Hoyer, Denmark 0-1
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 2	Hoyer/Hoyer	Q19	Popov/Samoday	Q3	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:58