Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(6) 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 9 19th 166 US$1,100.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 26 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 20 17th 240 US$7,000.00
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
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool F Jian Li / Zhuoxin Li, China (27, Q4) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:46
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool F Cesar Menendez / Francisco Tomas, Spain (22) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool F Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (11) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 2 Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (21) Won 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Sat, 9/12/2015 Winner 3 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 6-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz lead the series against the field 23-12 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-6
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 21-16, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20, Q2 21-14, 21-10 0:29
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 21-17, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 18 21-19, 21-19 0:38
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 20, Q2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:48
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Kantor/Losiak 20 21-16, 23-25, 15-9 0:52
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26, Q7 Kantor/Losiak Q23 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Kantor/Losiak Q40 21-11, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 23, Q4 21-19, 18-21, 15-7 0:52
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 21 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20 Plavins/Regza 29, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Gabathuler/Gerson 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 5-2
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 25 By Forfeit  
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 By Forfeit 0:39
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 17 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:55
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 25-23, 21-16 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 12 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 20, Q2 Barsuk/Koshkarev 28, Q8 21-16, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 21-19, 9-21, 15-11 0:49
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q8 Garcia/Marco Q57 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:31
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 Petutschnig/Winter 21 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Menendez/Tomas, Spain 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 Menendez/Tomas 22 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Li/Li, China 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 Li/Li 27, Q4 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:46