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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
July 25 - 30, 2011

(9) 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 Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Monika Brzostek - 25th	Joanna Wiatr - 25th
2009	Monika Brzostek - 25th	Joanna Wiatr - 17th
2010	Monika Brzostek - 25th	Joanna Wiatr - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	30, Q19	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	Q18	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	10	25th	60	US$2,000.00
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

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2011	Pool H	Heather Bansley / Elizabeth Maloney, Canada (24, Q11)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:32
Wed, 7/27/2011	Pool H	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (25)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 7/28/2011	Pool H	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8)	Lost 12-21, 21-19, 7-15	0:42
Thu, 7/28/2011	Winner 1	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (16)	Lost 11-21, 11-21	0:29

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	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$10,600.00	5	14	26.3 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$10,600.00	5	15	25.0 %

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$5,300.00	2011	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	$5,300.00
40	0	0	1	0	2	2	6	7	22	$19,975.00	Total	Total	43	1	1	0	0	1	3	6	7	24	$23,425.00

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	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	3	27.3%	8	72.7%	0-11	0.0%	4-16	20.0%	0-8	0.0%	0	0	2-12	14.3%

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 2-12 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Marciniak/Urban	30, Q19	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	Marciniak/Urban	9	21-12, 19-21, 15-7	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	Marciniak/Urban	30, Q19	21-23, 21-15, 15-6	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	16	Marciniak/Urban	9	21-11, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	Marciniak/Urban	30, Q19	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 19, Q1 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 # 22 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Marciniak/Urban	Q16	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 24, Q11 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-1
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Maloney	24, Q11	Marciniak/Urban	9	21-15, 21-17	0:32
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Marciniak/Urban	30, Q19	Bansley/Maloney	Q14	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Marciniak/Urban	9	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	25	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 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 # Q13 Dampney/Mullin, England 0-1
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dampney/Mullin	Q15	Marciniak/Urban	Q18	21-18, 13-21, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q21 Ma/Wang, China 0-1
7/12/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ma/Wang	Q18	Marciniak/Urban	Q15	21-14, 21-18	0:34