European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Open
July 7 - 10, 2005
(11) Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine
 
Mykola Babich
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Mykolaev
Resides: Zaporizzya
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 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporizzya
Resides: 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 Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Spanish Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Qualifier 2 Giuseppe Bua / Andrea Tomatis, Italy Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:11
Thu, 7/7/2005 Qualifier 3 Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (14) Won 24-22, 16-21, 17-15 1:05
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 1 Vegard Hoidalen / Terje Oevergaard, Norway (6) Won 26-24, 17-21, 15-9 1:06
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (3) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:46
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (16) Lost 21-13, 18-21, 12-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 3-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 6 26-24, 17-21, 15-9 1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Krug/Urbatzka 14 24-22, 16-21, 17-15 1:05
Trail the series against # 16 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 2 Joosen/Melis 16 Babich/Nikolaev 11 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against Bua/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/7/05CEVSpanish Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev 11 Bua/Tomatis 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:11