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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008

(18) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (36 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 Winnings:

US$180,687.50

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 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 Brighton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB Age Group WC	9/4-8/2007	Under 21 World Championships	24, Q9	9th	0	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool M	Emma Larche / Laura Longuet, France (7)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 12-15	0:43
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool M	Jessica Grimson / Susan Hoare, England (6)	Won 21-6, 21-10	0:19
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool M	Victoria Cowley / Kaila Janssen, Canada (19)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:27
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 1	Jane Croson / Summer Ross, United States (11)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:32
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:33
Sun, 9/7/2008	Semi-Finals	Michelle Stiekema / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (23, Q2)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:34
Sun, 9/7/2008	Bronze Medal	Tanja Goricanec / Taryn Sciarini, Switzerland (10)	Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-12	0:48

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$21,850.00
U21 World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	0	$29,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monika Brzostek												Karolina Marciniak
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships
46	0	1	1	0	2	8	11	6	0	$143,175.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$8,050.00
37	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	10	0	$24,912.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	$11,925.00
7	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	$3,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
97	1	1	2	1	5	15	23	18	0	$180,687.50	Total	40	0	0	1	0	2	2	6	7	0	$19,975.00

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
2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %
2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$3,600.00	1	5	16.7 %
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$3,600.00	1	5	16.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	9	4	69.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monika Brzostek													Karolina Marciniak
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$1,800.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$1,800.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	$1,800.00	Total	Total	10	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	4	$1,800.00

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	5	55.6%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	5-2	71.4%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	9-4	69.2%
2007-2008	5	55.6%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	5-2	71.4%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	9-4	69.2%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	8-4	66.7%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	6-3	66.7%

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	5	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	24
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	4
Total	0	0	11	11	4	5	0	0	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	25	37

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 6 Grimson/Hoare, England 1-0
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool M	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	Grimson/Hoare	6	21-6, 21-10	0:19
Trail the series against # 7 Larche/Longuet, France 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool M	Larche/Longuet	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	Borger/Buthe	8	21-19, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Kolocova/Slukova	12	17-21, 30-28, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Goricanec/Sciarini, Switzerland 1-0
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	Goricanec/Sciarini	10	20-22, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Croson/Ross, United States 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	Croson/Ross	11	21-13, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Lombardo/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
9/5/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Lombardo/Menegatti	1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	21-17, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Cowley/Janssen, Canada 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool M	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	Cowley/Janssen	19	21-11, 21-16	0:27
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Stiekema/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	21-14, 21-16	0:34