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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Myslowice Open
May 17 - 22, 2011

(10) Karolina Marciniak/Katarzyna Urban, Poland

Karolina Sowala Marciniak
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lask, Poland

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Åland 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$19,975.00

Katarzyna Urban
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 30, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dabrowa Gomicza

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Termoli 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$23,425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	US$10,600.00

Previous Myslowice Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2006	Karolina Michalkiewicz - 5th	Joanna Wiatr - 5th
2008	Did not play	Joanna Wiatr - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	Q11	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	Q11	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	Q13	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	Q20	41st	24	US$0.00

Myslowice Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 1	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (23, Q4)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:34
Thu, 5/19/2011	Contender 1	Angie Akers / Nicole Branagh, United States (7)	Lost 24-26, 21-19, 11-15	0:56

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$8,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$10,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karolina Marciniak												Katarzyna Urban
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$8,050.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$8,650.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	$11,925.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	0	$14,775.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
40	0	0	1	0	2	2	6	7	0	$19,975.00	Total	43	1	1	0	0	1	3	6	7	0	$23,425.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	1	5	16.7 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$2,000.00	1	6	14.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karolina Marciniak													Katarzyna Urban
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$3,200.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$6,800.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$2,850.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$5,125.00	2009	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$2,300.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	$2,750.00	2010	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	8	$7,275.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
35	0	0	1	0	2	2	5	6	19	$15,675.00	Total	Total	38	1	1	0	0	1	3	5	6	21	$19,125.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	4	30.8%	9	69.2%	0-13	0.0%	4-9	30.8%	1-6	14.3%	0	0	5-15	25.0%
2010-2011	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	4	30.8%	9	69.2%	0-13	0.0%	4-9	30.8%	1-6	14.3%	0	0	5-15	25.0%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	3	30.0%	7	70.0%	0-10	0.0%	4-14	22.2%	2-10	16.7%	0	0	3-12	20.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Total	0	0	4	7	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	15

Head to Head Results
Marciniak/Urban trail the series against the field 0-5 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Branagh, United States 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 1	Akers/Branagh	7	Marciniak/Urban	10	26-24, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 19 Giombini/Rosso, Italy 0-1
4/27/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 3	Giombini/Rosso	24, Q6	Marciniak/Urban	Q11	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	23, Q4	Marciniak/Urban	10	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 31, Q14 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Maaseide/Torlen	31, Q22	Marciniak/Urban	Q11	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	Q13	Marciniak/Urban	Q20	21-13, 21-18	0:37