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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(13) 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 Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	14	25th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	19	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	18	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	15	5th	480	US$10,000.00

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool D	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (20)	Lost By Forfeit
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (29)	Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (4)	Lost 18-21, 22-20, 12-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz trail the series against the field 28-30 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-4
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	24-22, 21-11	0:37
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-14, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-4
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-19, 25-23	0:42
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	21-12, 21-18	0:39
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-17, 21-12	0:45
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-23, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	By Forfeit
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	4, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	21-17, 21-18	0:40
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	16-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-12	0:52
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-14, 21-19	0:33
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	21-17, 21-19	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	21-19, 21-19	0:38
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 2-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	Doherty/Lucena	16, Q2	20-22, 21-19, 17-15	0:56
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Doherty/Lucena	17, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	11-21, 21-18, 21-19	0:47
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	Doherty/Lucena	24, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	24-22, 24-22	0:44
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Gavira/Herrera	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	21-17, 21-17	0:39
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	14	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Filho/Santos	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-12, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22, Q2	34-32, 22-20	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Bourne/Hyden	28, Q20	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Patterson	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool L	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	21-19, 21-18	0:39
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q9	19-21, 25-23, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 3-0
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Bockermann/Urbatzka	27, Q7	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Bockermann/Urbatzka	30, Q17	21-13, 21-17	0:35
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	31, Q11	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q27	21-13, 7-2 Retired	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-2
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	By Forfeit	0:39
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	17	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:55
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	11	25-23, 21-16	0:43
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 2	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	25	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-15, 24-22	0:39
10/5/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Qualifier 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29, Q8	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	Q9	24-22, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Saxton/Schalk	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Kapa/McHugh	14	23-21, 21-19	0:42
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	18	Kapa/McHugh	15	21-19, 21-14	0:34
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Kapa/McHugh	29, Q13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Kantor/Losiak	20	21-16, 23-25, 15-9	0:52
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26, Q7	Kantor/Losiak	Q23	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q8	Kantor/Losiak	Q40	21-11, 22-20	0:34
Series tied with # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-16, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Dollinger/Fluggen	22	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Plavins/Solovejs	29	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Chevallier/Strasser	28	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-1
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	Eithun/Horrem	23, Q4	21-18, 21-13	0:39
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q6	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:50
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Eithun/Horrem	28	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Mullner/Wutzl	43	21-16, 21-15	0:46