Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024
(12) Piotr Kantor/Jakub Zdybek, 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
Jakub Zdybek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 11, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Wroclaw
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 30
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)
Career Winnings: US$28,587.20
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB15010130222220 US$50,750.00
Previous Recife Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/30-12/3/2023 Challenge Nuvali 4 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/16-19/2023 Challenge Chiang Mai 7 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/2-5/2023 Challenge Haikou 9 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 11 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 30 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris Q7 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 14, Q4 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 9, Q1 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 20, Q7 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 19, Q9 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Challenge Recife Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool A Daniel Dearing / Sam Schachter, Canada (13) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:38
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool A Jonathan Jordan / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (24, Q21) Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Sat, 3/23/2024 Lucky Loser Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (19) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 15-13 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brunner/Crabb, United States 0-1
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool D Brunner/Crabb 4 Kantor/Zdybek 9, Q1 25-23, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-2
7/16/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Bronze Medal Goncalves/Mariano 9 Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 2 Goncalves/Mariano 7 Kantor/Zdybek 19, Q9 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 Popov/Reznik 5 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool B Berntsen/Mol 2 Kantor/Zdybek 11 21-19, 21-16 0:39
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool D Berntsen/Mol 16 Kantor/Zdybek 9, Q1 23-25, 21-12, 15-9 0:50
Series tied with # 10 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/16/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Semi-Finals Horl/Horst 8 Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:42
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 Horl/Horst 8 21-13, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Kantor/Zdybek 4 17-21, 21-17, 24-22 1:15
Trail the series against # 13 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 0-1
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool A Dearing/Schachter 13 Kantor/Zdybek 12 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 15, Q2 Bourne/Schalk, United States 1-1
11/4/23FIVBChallenge Haikou Winner 2 Bourne/Schalk 14 Kantor/Zdybek 9 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:57
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Kantor/Zdybek 30 Bourne/Schalk 19 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 16 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-1
9/27/23FIVBElite16 Paris Qualifier 1 Knasas/Stankevicius Q10 Kantor/Zdybek Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 2 Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 Knasas/Stankevicius 21, Q8 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 3-0
11/19/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Semi-Finals Kantor/Zdybek 7 Carracher/Nicolaidis 19, Q6 23-25, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
11/3/23FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool D Kantor/Zdybek 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:47
10/10/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Lucky Loser Kantor/Zdybek 30 Carracher/Nicolaidis 34 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Lucky Loser Felipe/Lima 19 Kantor/Zdybek 12 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 21, Q7 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
11/17/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Pool F Breer/Krattiger 18, Q4 Kantor/Zdybek 7 21-16, 21-14 0:35
8/16/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Qualifier 1 Kantor/Zdybek 14, Q4 Breer/Krattiger Q13 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 24, Q21 Jordan/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool A Kantor/Zdybek 12 Jordan/Metral 24, Q21 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q1 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 2-0
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool D Kantor/Zdybek 4 Lupo/Rossi 9 21-18, 21-18 0:36
8/16/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Qualifier 2 Kantor/Zdybek 14, Q4 Lupo/Rossi Q12 30-28, 21-11 0:46
Trail the series against # Q13 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 0-1
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Aravena/Droguett 43 Kantor/Zdybek 30 30-28, 21-15 0:51
Lead the series against # Q16 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 2 Kantor/Zdybek 20, Q7 Aye/Aye Q10 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q18 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 2-0
11/17/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Pool F Kantor/Zdybek 7 Taovato/Tipjan 6 21-18, 21-12 0:33
11/4/23FIVBChallenge Haikou Winner 1 Kantor/Zdybek 9 Taovato/Tipjan 23 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Leitner/Pascariuc, Austria 1-0
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool D Kantor/Zdybek 4 Leitner/Pascariuc 21, Q6 30-28, 21-16 0:51