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European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters
July 16 - 20, 2013

(5) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$67,818.15

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:

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 Novi Sad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2010	Valeriy Samoday - 7th	Sergiy Popov - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q11	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	45	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	Q19	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	6/5-9/2013	Under 23 World Championships	16	17	112	US$0.00
CEV	5/29-6/2/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Q3	21	96	€ 0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q19	41	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	28, Q18	17	200	US$2,300.00
CEV C&S	4/2-6/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	20	17	112	€ 112.50
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	9	13	180	€ 500.00
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	31	17	160	US$5,100.00
CEV Under Age	7/18-21/2012	2012 CEV U23 Beach Volleyball European Championship	20	1	200	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	32, Q32	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	8/31-9/4/2011	Under 21 World Championships	20	1	0	US$0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/18/2013	Winner 2	Andy Ces / Edouard Rowlandson, France (12)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Fri, 7/19/2013	Winner 3	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (13, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:35
Fri, 7/19/2013	Winner 4	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (1)	Lost 21-18, 11-21, 14-16	0:51
Sat, 7/20/2013	Contender 5	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (2)	Won 21-13, 23-21	0:37
Sat, 7/20/2013	Semi-Finals	Lars Fluggen / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (10)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:31
Sat, 7/20/2013	Bronze Medal	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (14)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:00

Head to Head Results
Popov/Samoday lead the series against the field 10-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 4	Doppler/Horst	1	Popov/Samoday	5	18-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:51
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 # 2 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 5-1
7/20/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Contender 5	Popov/Samoday	5	Kantor/Losiak	2	21-13, 23-21	0:37
6/7/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool A	Kantor/Losiak	1	Popov/Samoday	16	19-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:57
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 # 4 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 # 10 Fluggen/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
7/20/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Semi-Finals	Fluggen/Walkenhorst	10	Popov/Samoday	5	21-19, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Ces/Rowlandson, France 1-0
7/18/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 2	Popov/Samoday	5	Ces/Rowlandson	12	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 3	Popov/Samoday	5	Kosiak/Rudol	13, Q1	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 2-0
7/20/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Bronze Medal	Popov/Samoday	5	Dittelbach/Koreng	14	15-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:00
6/18/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Popov/Samoday	Q19	Dittelbach/Koreng	Q14	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink, Netherlands 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Popov/Samoday	Q11	Bolsterlee/Oude Elferink	Q22	21-9, 21-15	0:28