FIVB Age Group World Championships
SWATCH FIVB Junior (U21) World Championships
August 31 - September 4, 2011
(20) Sergiy Popov/Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine
 
Sergiy Popov
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporishya
Resides: Zaporishya
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$51,389.60
Valeriy Samoday
Russia / Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 4, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Sumy
Resides: Krasnodar
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 34
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB Age Group WC Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$28,055.90
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB100000100030231 US$26,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC52000000011100 US$0.00
Overall152000100041331 US$26,400.00
Previous Halifax Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB Age Group WC 9/15-19/2010 Under 21 World Championships Q21 25 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 32 25 60 US$2,000.00
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2011 Pool K Helmut Moser / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (5) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Thu, 9/1/2011 Pool K Philipp Bergmann / Jonas Schroder, Germany (8) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Fri, 9/2/2011 Pool K Hugo Alimi / Tanguy Duthion, France (17) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:28
Fri, 9/2/2011 Winner 1 Kevin Medina / Cesar Menendez, Spain (14) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Sat, 9/3/2011 Winner 2 Mirco Gerson / Gabriel Kissling, Switzerland (10) Won 21-13, 23-21 0:34
Sat, 9/3/2011 Semi-Finals Marcus Carvalhaes / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Sun, 9/4/2011 Gold Medal Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (9) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday lead the series against the field 9-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Carvalhaes/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
9/3/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Popov/Samoday 20 Carvalhaes/Felipe 2 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # 4 Bolgov/Bykanov, Russia 1-1
9/15/10FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 3 Bolgov/Bykanov 23, Q4 Popov/Samoday Q21 28-26, 24-22 1:00
8/22/09FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Gold Medal Popov/Samoday 18 Bolgov/Bykanov 4 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Moser/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
9/1/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool K Popov/Samoday 20 Moser/Petutschnig 5 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Bergmann/Schroder, Germany 1-0
9/1/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool K Popov/Samoday 20 Bergmann/Schroder 8 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
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 # 10 Gerson/Kissling, Switzerland 1-0
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 # 14 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 # 16 Kaszas/Kaszas, Denmark 1-0
9/15/10FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Qualifier 1 Popov/Samoday Q21 Kaszas/Kaszas Q12 21-15, 28-26 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Alimi/Duthion, France 1-0
9/2/11FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool K Popov/Samoday 20 Alimi/Duthion 17 21-12, 21-18 0:28