Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Espinho Challenge
July 14 - 17, 2022
(9) Piotr Kantor/Maciej Rudol, Poland
 
Piotr Kantor
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 3, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Sosnowiec
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$436,400.00
Maciej Rudol
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 27, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Ilawa
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Aydin 2019)
Career Winnings: US$82,830.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB1000012030310 US$32,500.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Did not play Jakub Szalankiewicz - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 23 17th 400 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 33 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 Q8 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 Q8 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Kusadasi Challenge 17 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Espinho Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool D Yves Haussener / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (16) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool D Andy Benesh / Miles Evans, United States (21, Q10) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:38
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 1 Vaclav Bercik / Matyas Dzavoronok, Czech Republic (20, Q8) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 2 Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (1) Won 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Sun, 7/17/2022 Semi-Finals Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz, Austria (7) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 12-15 0:58
Sun, 7/17/2022 Bronze Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (13) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 2 Kantor/Rudol 9 Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Bourne/Crabb 15, Q9 Kantor/Rudol Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
7/17/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Semi-Finals Ermacora/Pristauz 7 Kantor/Rudol 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 8 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool G Horl/Horst 26 Kantor/Rudol 23 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 1 Kantor/Rudol 17 Horl/Horst 22, Q10 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool E Kantor/Rudol 17 Luini/Penninga 8 23-25, 21-19, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 12 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 0-1
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 2 Burnett/McHugh 3 Kantor/Rudol 17 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/17/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Bronze Medal Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Kantor/Rudol 9 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 2-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool D Kantor/Rudol 9 Haussener/Metral 16 21-11, 21-18 0:40
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Kantor/Rudol Q8 Haussener/Metral Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q8 Bercik/Dzavoronok, Czech Republic 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Kantor/Rudol 9 Bercik/Dzavoronok 20, Q8 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 21, Q10 Benesh/Evans, United States 0-1
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool D Benesh/Evans 21, Q10 Kantor/Rudol 9 21-17, 21-16 0:38