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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 12 - 16, 2008

(20) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rybnik

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$180,687.50

Karolina Sowala Marciniak
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1988 (36 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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	22	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	24, Q1	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	26	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	18	3rd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	27, Q8	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	32	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q38	57th	6	US$0.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 1	Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (13)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:32
Thu, 11/13/2008	Contender 1	Micah Brown / Hayley Griffiths, New Zealand (29, Q5)	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:30
Fri, 11/14/2008	Contender 2	Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (14)	Lost 9-21, 14-21	0:28

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Wang/Zuo	12	Brzostek/Marciniak	22	21-12, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-2
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	11	Brzostek/Marciniak	22	21-11, 21-10	0:24
9/17/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	26	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	13	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	21-14, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Lubetz/Sude	14	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	21-9, 21-14	0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Johns/Mullin, England 1-0
9/17/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	26	Johns/Mullin	23	21-17, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Lukiw/Moskowitz, Canada 1-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	22	Lukiw/Moskowitz	27, Q4	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Brown/Griffiths, New Zealand 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	Brown/Griffiths	29, Q5	21-12, 21-13	0:30