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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
March 28 - 31, 2024

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$28,587.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	15	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	US$50,750.00

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Maciej Rudol - 5th	Pawel Lewandowski - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	12	17th	360	US$1,500.00
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 Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool E	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (17, Q4)	Lost 21-13, 20-22, 9-15	0:52
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool E	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (5)	Lost 19-21, 21-13, 8-4 Retired	0:55

Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 15-13 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool E	Hodges/Schubert	5	Kantor/Zdybek	8	19-21, 21-13, 8-4 Retired	0:55
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Hodges/Schubert	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Hodges/Schubert	1, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Crabb, United States 0-1
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Brunner/Crabb	4	Kantor/Zdybek	9, Q1	25-23, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 0-1
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Dearing/Schachter	13	Kantor/Zdybek	12	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Popov/Reznik	5	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	2	Kantor/Zdybek	11	21-19, 21-16	0:39
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	16	Kantor/Zdybek	9, Q1	23-25, 21-12, 15-9	0:50
Series tied with # 13, Q3 Bourne/Schalk, United States 1-1
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 2	Bourne/Schalk	14	Kantor/Zdybek	9	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:57
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool F	Kantor/Zdybek	30	Bourne/Schalk	19	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 14 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Semi-Finals	Horl/Horst	8	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Horl/Horst	8	21-13, 21-11	0:30
Trail the series against # 15 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Lucky Loser	Felipe/Lima	19	Kantor/Zdybek	12	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Kantor/Zdybek	4	17-21, 21-17, 24-22	1:15
Trail the series against # 17, Q4 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	17, Q4	Kantor/Zdybek	8	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 18, Q9 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 0-1
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool F	Aravena/Droguett	43	Kantor/Zdybek	30	30-28, 21-15	0:51
Series tied with # 19, Q10 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Breer/Krattiger	18, Q4	Kantor/Zdybek	7	21-16, 21-14	0:35
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Breer/Krattiger	Q13	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
Series tied with # Q1 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-1
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q10	Kantor/Zdybek	Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:40
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 2-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Kantor/Zdybek	4	Lupo/Rossi	9	21-18, 21-18	0:36
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Lupo/Rossi	Q12	30-28, 21-11	0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 Jordan/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Kantor/Zdybek	12	Jordan/Metral	24, Q21	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q17 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 2-0
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Taovato/Tipjan	6	21-18, 21-12	0:33
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	9	Taovato/Tipjan	23	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Li/Wang, China 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Kantor/Zdybek	11	Li/Wang	14, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q26 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Aye/Aye	Q10	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # Q29 Leitner/Pascariuc, Austria 1-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Kantor/Zdybek	4	Leitner/Pascariuc	21, Q6	30-28, 21-16	0:51