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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters
August 7 - 10, 2014

(2) 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:

124

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Biel 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$233,066.64

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:

182

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Biel 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$287,507.91

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	29	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	17	0	1	1	1	0	1	4	0	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	US$37,078.32
CEV C&S	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,856.80
CEV Under Age	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	88	0	0	0	2	8	0	16	2	27	1	0	16	0	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	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$950.00
Overall	119	7	4	1	4	10	1	21	2	31	2	1	18	1	8	7	1	US$454,910.12

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	13	25th	160	US$5,000.00
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
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	10	25th	150	€ 500.00
CEV	5/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	5	7th	176	€ 1,000.00
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

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/2014	Pool B	Reinder Nummerdor / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (15)	Won 28-26, 21-17	0:46
Fri, 8/8/2014	Pool B	Peter Eglseer / Felix Koraimann, Austria (10, Q1)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:33
Sat, 8/9/2014	Pool B	Sebastian Chevallier / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (7)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 10-15	0:50
Sat, 8/9/2014	Winner 2	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (13, Q5)	Won 21-10, 21-19	0:15
Sun, 8/10/2014	Semi-Finals	Tim Holler / Jonas Schroder, Germany (14, Q7)	Won 23-21, 32-34, 15-12	0:54
Sun, 8/10/2014	Gold Medal	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (1)	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz lead the series against the field 18-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-5
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	21-17, 21-10	0:31
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 # 3 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 # 4 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 3-1
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
6/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Semi-Finals	Bockermann/Urbatzka	10	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	1	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
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
Series tied with # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Doppler/Horst	16	21-16, 21-17	0:30
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	25	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool B	Chevallier/Strasser	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	22-24, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Chevallier/Strasser	28	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	18-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # 8 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-2
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	30, Q11	24-22, 18-21, 17-15	1:04
6/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	15-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:49
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q25	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q8	21-18, 23-21	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10, Q1 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
8/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	Eglseer/Koraimann	10, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 12, Q3 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	19	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-19, 9-21, 15-11	0:49
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q8	Garcia/Marco	Q57	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 13, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-0
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	21-10, 21-19	0:15
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
8/10/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Semi-Finals	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	Holler/Schroder	14, Q7	23-21, 32-34, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Nummerdor/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
8/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	Nummerdor/van de Velde	15	28-26, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	Kissling/Kovatsch	32	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # Q2 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 0-1
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Spijkers/van Dorsten	30, Q17	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q11 Sutter/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
1/14/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10, Q3	Sutter/Sutter	13, Q8	28-26, 21-14	0:48