Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(21) 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 Berlin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 21 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Q5 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 25, Q5 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool N Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (12) Lost 21-13, 17-21, 13-15 0:53
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool N Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (5) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15 0:59
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool N Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (28, Q23) Won 21-16, 18-21, 17-15 0:54
Thu, 7/12/2012 Winner 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7) Won 24-22, 23-21 0:52
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz trail the series against the field 21-39 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 17 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 24-22, 21-15 0:40
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 # 4 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 # 5 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Brink/Reckermann 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:59
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 45 21-18, 21-14 0:44
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 24-22, 23-21 0:52
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26, Q7 21-15, 29-31, 15-7 1:01
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 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 # 10 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 # 12 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Plavins/Smedins 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 13-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Plavins/Smedins 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-3
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 22-20, 24-22 0:46
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
Series tied with # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 21-12, 21-18 0:39
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:54
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-17, 21-12 0:45
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-23, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-3
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Klemperer/Koreng 23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26, Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:34
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 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 # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q18 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 Bockermann/Urbatzka Q27 21-13, 7-2 Retired 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool N Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 Keenan/Mayer 28, Q23 21-16, 18-21, 17-15 0:54
Series tied with # 29, Q4 "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
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 31 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 # Q1 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 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-2
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
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
Series tied with # Q10 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q6 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Eithun/Horrem 28 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q19 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Garcia/Marco Q57 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 Kotsilianos/Zoupani Q19 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 Coucke/van Walle Q26 26-24, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q27 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