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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 9 - 13, 2009

(8) 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:

126

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$208,644.07

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 (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,747.63

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$5,428.24
CEV Under Age	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	5	0	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	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	34	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	2	6	1	5	2	3	7	1	US$34,778.24

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	26, Q12	13th	180	US$4,250.00
CEV Under Age	8/13-16/2009	CEV U23 European Championships		13th	120	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	10	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	31, Q12	17th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q19	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	Q15	29th	30	€ 0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	16, Q25	9th	240	€ 1,100.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q21	29th	30	€ 0.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	20	17th	120	US$2,500.00
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

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/11/2009	Winner 1	Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (9)	Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:43
Fri, 9/11/2009	Winner 2	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (1)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:32
Fri, 9/11/2009	Contender 2	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6)	Lost 21-17, 14-21, 11-15	0:40

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	1	Brzostek/Marciniak	8	21-16, 21-13	0:32
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 2 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	17	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Hakedal/Torlen	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	10	21-18, 21-11	0:36
Series tied with # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Kolocova/Slukova	6	Brzostek/Marciniak	8	17-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:40
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
Series tied with # 7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/14/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q15	24-22, 21-11	0:34
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 9 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-1
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	8	Urban/Wiatr	9	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:43
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Urban/Wiatr	Q27	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q38	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Dampney/Mullin, England 3-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	24, Q5	18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:56
8/18/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Marciniak	26, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	24, Q5	23-25, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	34, Q8	18-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:47
6/18/09	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 1	Dampney/Mullin	Q18	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q15	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48