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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 29 - August 2, 2015

(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:

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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Jakub Szalankiewicz - 41st	Michal Kadziola - 41st
2013	Jakub Szalankiewicz - 17th	Michal Kadziola - 17th
FIVB 2014	Jakub Szalankiewicz - 17th	Michal Kadziola - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	20, Q2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	24, Q4	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	24	17th	400	US$7,000.00
CEV	5/20-24/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	3	9th	80	€ 625.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$17,000.00
CEV	8/7-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	2	2nd	288	€ 8,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	17th	240	US$7,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool D	Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (20)	Lost 21-18, 21-23, 14-16	0:57
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool D	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (29)	Won 24-22, 22-24, 15-5	0:53
Fri, 7/31/2015	Pool D	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (4)	Lost 10-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 7/31/2015	Winner 1	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (14)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 8/1/2015	Winner 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 21-15, 19-21, 15-17	0:46

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz trail the series against the field 29-34 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	15-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:46
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-5
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	21-14, 21-10	0:29
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-14, 21-19	0:38
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 # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool L	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	21-19, 21-18	0:39
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	21-18, 21-14	0:35
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q9	19-21, 25-23, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-3
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-10, 21-18	0:35
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	21-17, 22-20	0:37
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 # 5 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 # 7 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 # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-7
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-16, 35-33	0:47
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	By Forfeit
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
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-2
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	22-20, 21-19	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 15 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Carambula/Ranghieri	29, Q9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 17 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	21	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 0-1
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Caminati/Rossi	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	18-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	29, Q9	24-22, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
Series tied with # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-2
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 1	Eithun/Horrem	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	3	21-18 Retired	0:26
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 # 24 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	Barsuk/Koshkarev	28, Q8	21-16, 23-21	0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Petutschnig/Winter	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 3-0
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	1	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	16, Q11	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool P	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	26	21-15, 21-13	0:31
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 29 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	29	24-22, 22-24, 15-5	0:53
Series tied with # 31 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-2
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Huber/Seidl	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	21-14, 21-19	0:41
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-19, 12-21, 19-17	0:52
6/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	1	Huber/Seidl	5	22-20, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20, Q2	Hadrava/Kubala	Q18	21-13, 21-13	0:35