Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(Q12) 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 Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Jakub Szalankiewicz - 41st Michal Kadziola - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q10 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 10 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 29, Q8 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 28, Q14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q13 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q17 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 45 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/9/2012 Qualifier 1 William Mercer / Joshua Slack, Australia (Q21) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Wed, 5/9/2012 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (19, Q5) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 17-19 0:53
Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz trail the series against the field 17-41 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 23 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-19, 21-17 0:33
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 21-17, 21-19 0:37
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 30, Q12 21-16, 21-14 0:37
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q5 16-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Araujo/Solberg 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q11 14-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-2
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Benes/Kubala 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool D Bellaguarda/Heuscher 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 45 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 21-19, 24-22 0:46
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 37, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-3
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:34
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:54
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 27 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-3
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q12 21-18, 17-21, 19-17 0:53
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-19, 21-19 0:42
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q5 25-23, 21-15 0:42
Series tied with # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Chevallier/Heyer 24 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Chevallier/Heyer 29, Q9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 24 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-15, 24-22 0:39
10/5/11FIVBAgadir Open Qualifier 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko Q9 24-22, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 16-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:57
Series tied with # 26 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 21-15, 21-4 0:29
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q13 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 28, Q22 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jaani/Vesik 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q20 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 30, Q12 Boehm/Kapa Q21 21-15, 15-21, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 32 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 Hernandez/Villafane Q22 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 Hernandez/Villafane 14 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # Q6 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Laciga/Weingart 25, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-13, 21-14 0:36
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q3 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-3
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 Ces/Ces 26 21-15, 21-18 0:40
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  
Trail the series against # Q13 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-2
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lario/Mesa 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 23-25, 22-20, 15-12 1:08
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Lario/Mesa 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 11 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # Q14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 21-18, 23-21 0:51
Trail the series against # Q15 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Eithun/Horrem 28 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # Q16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q9 19-21, 25-23, 15-9 0:58
Trail the series against # Q18 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 30, Q11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q8 21-19, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 Mercer/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q12 Mercer/Slack Q21 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # Q25 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 0-2
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hatch/Schachter Q23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q10 21-19, 22-20 0:36
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Hatch/Schachter 28, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q26 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/5/11FIVBAgadir Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q8 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q25 21-11, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # Q28 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 30, Q12 Dugrip/Salvetti Q5 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Kantor/Losiak Q40 21-11, 22-20 0:34