Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(12) 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: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
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: 17
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$258,758.35
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341CQMoney
FIVB8800028016227116871 US$411,025.00
FIVB Age Group WC420002000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100000010000000 US$950.00
Overall93200210017227116871 US$411,975.00
Previous Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 8 5th 360 US$8,500.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Magne Kobbevik / Trygve Leite, Norway (21, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:36
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 2 Pedro Cunha / Roberto Pitta, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:38
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (11) Won 25-23, 21-13 0:35
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 3 Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (4) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 4 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (2) Lost 22-24, 10-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 0-3
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 24-22, 21-10 0:40
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 6 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Gavira/Mesa 4 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Cunha/Pitta, Brazil 0-1
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Cunha/Pitta 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21, Q3 34-32, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-23, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama 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
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Winner 3 Cadieux/VanHuizen 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 21-17, 21-19 1:03
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 Litva/Varga 25, Q7 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 21, Q6 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Kobbevik/Leite 21, Q6 21-12, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Henriquez/Mussa 25, Q6 27-25, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 29 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 17 Boehm/McHugh 12 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:01