European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2006
(8) 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 Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q19 33 30 US$0.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 29 30 € 0.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 22 17 40 € 1,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 10 9 10 US$450.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 11 13 30 € 1,300.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 9 1 60 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q58 33 20 US$0.00
CEV 7/7-10/2005 Spanish Open 11 9 40 € 1,950.00
German Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 1 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (9) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:38
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (1) Won 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
Fri, 6/2/2006 Winner 3 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (5) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Sat, 6/3/2006 Semi-Finals David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (11) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:43
Sat, 6/3/2006 Bronze Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 12-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 7-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Lione/Varnier 1 21-13, 15-21, 15-12 1:04
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 6 Babich/Nikolaev 11 25-23, 21-14 0:47
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Koreng/Matysik 5 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
6/2/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Babich/Nikolaev 8 Galli/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-11 0:38
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Klemperer/Schneider 11 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Bronze Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Babich/Nikolaev 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against 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