CEV Under Age
2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship
September 2 - 5, 2015
(10) Illia Kovalov/Oleh Plotnytskyi, Ukraine
 
Illia Kovalov
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1996 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Rivne
Resides: Rivne
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 15
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2014)
Career CEV Under Age Best: 3rd (Larnaka 2015)
Career Winnings: US$2,861.57
Oleh Plotnytskyi
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 5, 1997 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Kharkiv
Resides: Kharkiv
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2014)
Career CEV Under Age Best: 3rd (Larnaka 2015)
Career Winnings: US$2,202.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV10010000000 US$3,289.80
CEV Under Age30010002000 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC30100002000 US$0.00
Overall70120004000 US$3,289.80
Previous Larnaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2014 Oleh Plotnytskyi - 9th Illia Kovalov - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/5-9/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters 13, Q16 3 256 € 3,000.00
CEV Under Age 9/18-21/2014 2014 CEV U22 Beach Volleyball European Championship 8 9 40 € 0.00
CEV Under Age 9/4-7/2014 2014 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship 10 9 40 € 0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 8/17-27/2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games 16 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 7/29-8/3/2014 Under 19 World Championships 20 2 252 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 7/23-27/2014 Under 21 World Championships 29, Q3 9 140 US$0.00
2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/2/2015 Pool G Miro Maattanen / Santeri Siren, Finland (23) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Thu, 9/3/2015 Pool G Markus Sorensen / Martin Trans Hansen, Denmark (26) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:30
Thu, 9/3/2015 Pool G Maciej Kaszewiak / Mateusz Paszkowski, Poland (7) Won 21-8, 21-15 0:26
Fri, 9/4/2015 Winner 2 Luka Somosi / Jovan Zivotic, Serbia (11) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:28
Fri, 9/4/2015 Winner 3 Eric Stadie / Julius Thole, Germany (2) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:47
Sat, 9/5/2015 Semi-Finals Mathias Berntsen / Anders Mol, Norway (6) Lost 14-21, 21-13, 11-15 0:48
Sat, 9/5/2015 Bronze Medal Miro Maattanen / Santeri Siren, Finland (23) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Head to Head Results
Kovalov/Plotnytskyi lead the series against the field 7-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Stadie/Thole, Germany 1-0
9/4/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 3 Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Stadie/Thole 2 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
9/5/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Semi-Finals Berntsen/Mol 6 Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Kaszewiak/Paszkowski, Poland 1-0
9/3/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool G Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Kaszewiak/Paszkowski 7 21-8, 21-15 0:26
Lead the series against # 11 Somosi/Zivotic, Serbia 1-0
9/4/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Winner 2 Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Somosi/Zivotic 11 21-11, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 14 Bouter/van Steenis, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 19 World Championships Semi-Finals Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 20 Bouter/van Steenis 36, Q10 21-19, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 23 Maattanen/Siren, Finland 2-0
9/5/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Bronze Medal Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Maattanen/Siren 23 21-17, 21-13 0:33
9/2/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool G Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Maattanen/Siren 23 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Sorensen/Trans Hansen, Denmark 1-0
9/3/15CEV Under Age2015 CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Pool G Kovalov/Plotnytskyi 10 Sorensen/Trans Hansen 26 21-13, 21-9 0:30