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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Bahrain Open 2008
October 27 - November 1, 2008

(8) Michal Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland

Michal Krzysztof Kadziola
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 28, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dabrowa Gornicza

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$207,823.13

Jakub Szalankiewicz
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Staszow

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$258,758.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	88	0	0	0	2	8	0	16	2	27	1	16	8	7	1	US$411,025.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$950.00
Overall	93	2	0	0	2	10	0	17	2	27	1	16	8	7	1	US$411,975.00

Previous Manama Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	21, Q3	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	17	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q15	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	9	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	22	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q20	41st	18	US$0.00

Manama Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/29/2008	Winner 1	Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (25, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:42
Wed, 10/29/2008	Winner 2	Qader Abdulla / Sadeq Almohsen, Bahrain (9)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 10/30/2008	Winner 3	Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (16)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	1:03
Thu, 10/30/2008	Contender 4	Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (14)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:49
Fri, 10/31/2008	Contender 5	Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (29, Q12)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:34
Fri, 10/31/2008	Contender 6	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (2)	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
10/31/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 6	Ces/Ces	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	21-13, 21-18	0:38
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 3	Dyachenko/Kulinich	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	21-14, 21-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	34-32, 21-19	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Abdulla/Almohsen, Bahrain 1-0
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Abdulla/Almohsen	9	21-15, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Hernandez/Villafane	14	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 3	Cadieux/VanHuizen	16	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	21-17, 21-19	1:03
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Henriquez/Mussa	25, Q6	27-25, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q7 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Litva/Varga	25, Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Biza/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
10/31/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Biza/Rotrekl	29, Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Inoue/Suzuki, Japan 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	Inoue/Suzuki	Q19	21-15, 21-13	0:34