Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Bahrain Open 2008
October 27 - November 1, 2008
(10) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
Resides: Lodz
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$645,650.00
Mariusz Prudel
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Rybnik
Resides: Rybnik
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 124
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$503,736.51
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB861456182252185 US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10000000010 US$500.00
Overall881456192252195 US$937,800.00
Previous Manama Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 20 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 17, Q5 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 7 17 16 US$500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 10 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 32, Q43 17 120 US$2,500.00
Manama Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/29/2008 Winner 1 Jackson Henriquez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (23, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Wed, 10/29/2008 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Thu, 10/30/2008 Winner 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (2) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:48
Thu, 10/30/2008 Contender 4 Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (20) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Fri, 10/31/2008 Contender 5 Adrian Gavira / Raul Mesa, Spain (6) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Fri, 10/31/2008 Contender 6 Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (16) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:44
Fri, 10/31/2008 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 10-21 0:43
Sat, 11/1/2008 Bronze Medal Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (21, Q5) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 7-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Winner 3 Ces/Ces 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-19, 21-14 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Cunha, Brazil 0-1
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Cunha 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-19, 21-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 21-17, 21-19 0:54
Series tied with # 5 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 12 Fijalek/Prudel 20 16-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:58
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 Gabathuler/Wenger 16 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Gavira/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Gavira/Mesa 6 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Baracetti/Salema 7 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Cadieux/VanHuizen 16 21-14, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 1 Grotowski/Weaver 9 Fijalek/Prudel 7 23-21, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Dumek/Tichy 20 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 21, Q5 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
11/1/08FIVBManama Open Bronze Medal Dollinger/Windscheif 21, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Henriquez/Mussa 23, Q3 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # Q10 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Sidorenko/Yakovlev 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 20-22, 29-27 1:04