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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(14) 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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Jakub Szalankiewicz - 2nd	Michal Kadziola - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	24, Q4	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	14	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	16	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	14	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	14	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	15	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	2/15-19/2016	Kish Island Open	5	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/22-26/2015	Xiamen Open	4	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	6	5th	300	US$3,375.00
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
CEV	7/29-8/2/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	13	9th	240	€ 2,500.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool C	Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (19)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:29
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool C	Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (30)	Lost 17-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:48
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool C	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (3)	Won 21-18, 16-21, 22-20	0:54
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 1	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (29)	Won 21-14, 21-23, 15-12	0:49
Sat, 6/4/2016	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (12)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 7-15	0:45

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz trail the series against the field 46-47 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-5
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Doppler/Horst	3	21-18, 16-21, 22-20	0:54
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:42
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool B	Doppler/Horst	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-8
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	21-17, 21-15	0:29
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	21-18, 21-16	0:33
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	6	21-16, 19-21, 15-6	0:52
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
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-6
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26	21-15, 23-21	0:34
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 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 # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 3-1
5/24/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q13	21-18, 21-19	0:37
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 # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-1
2/19/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Bronze Medal	Kantor/Losiak	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	13-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-9
6/4/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:45
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20	21-15, 21-13	0:36
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
Series tied with # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 Krou/Rowlandson, France 3-1
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-19, 21-18	0:36
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
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 # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Erdmann/Matysik	10	21-19, 21-18	0:37
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Erdmann/Matysik	4	21-16, 21-18	0:36
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-2
2/18/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	Huber/Seidl	19	21-13, 21-19	0:39
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
Series tied with # 18 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
4/5/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool B	Plavins/Regza	18	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:45
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20	Plavins/Regza	29, Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 3-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	19	21-16, 21-17	0:29
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	17	21-12, 21-17	0:32
2/19/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Semi-Finals	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:45
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	Q13	21-14, 22-20	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	21-19, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	23, Q4	21-19, 18-21, 15-7	0:52
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 # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	4	Dressler/Kunert	21, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Fuchs/Windscheif	19	21-19, 25-23	0:39
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Fuchs/Windscheif	19	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Poniewaz/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
2/18/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Winner 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	Kosiak/Rudol	17	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 26 Heidrich/Kissling, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Heidrich/Kissling	Q29	21-15, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 4-2
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Eithun/Horrem	29	21-14, 21-23, 15-12	0:49
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool E	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-16, 16-21, 16-14	0:50
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
Trail the series against # 30 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Koekelkoren/van Walle	30	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 31 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