Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(11) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
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
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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 10 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 20 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 17, Q5 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 7 17th 16 US$500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 10 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 32, Q43 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (22) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 9-15 0:54
Wed, 11/12/2008 Contender 1 Wei Liu / Shun Zhou, China (27, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (12) Lost 23-25, 13-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
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, Q1 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 # 4 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 # 6 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Baracetti/Salema 7 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 7 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
Trail the series against # 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-23, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:03
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 # 22 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-2
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Grotowski/Weaver 22 Fijalek/Prudel 11 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 1 Grotowski/Weaver 9 Fijalek/Prudel 7 23-21, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Liu/Zhou, China 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Liu/Zhou 27, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Henriquez/Mussa 23, Q3 21-14, 21-15 0:38