European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 11 - 14, 2008
(7) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 163
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2014)
Career Winnings: US$706,317.41
Mariusz Prudel
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Rybnik
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 154
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2014)
Career Winnings: US$558,089.37
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2011
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
CEV2110315261011 US$93,370.29
CEV Under Age211000000000 US$0.00
FIVB8614561822521805 US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100000000100 US$500.00
Overall11135872443131916 US$1,031,170.29
Previous Blackpool Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 17, Q5 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV Under Age 7/24-27/2008 CEV U23 European Championships 1st 200 € 0.00
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 10 5th 480 € 5,500.00
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
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 6 7th 300 € 2,200.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 11 3rd 480 € 5,700.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 11 9th 240 € 1,800.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 32, Q43 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q12 21st 60 € 0.00
English Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/12/2008 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:42
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 1 Jody Gooding / Robin Miedzybrodzki, England (15) Lost 20-22, 21-13, 19-21 1:02
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200001000100 $0.00
World Championships300001000200 $32,000.00
World Tour Finals100001000000 $9,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam511434100200540 $748,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open29002252521010 $148,300.00
Challenger100000000100 $500.00
U21 World Championships100001000000 $0.00
Confederation Championship900204020010 $41,500.00
Total9714762322721960 $979,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Grzegorz Fijalek Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000011100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000010100 $0.00
5000011300 $25,000.00 World Championships4000010300 $19,500.00
3010010010 $46,500.00 World Tour Finals1000010000 $4,500.00
5915441223640 $427,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5814341020560 $377,750.00
51123312141330 $144,650.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open4500229111310 $93,275.00
2000010100 $2,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11101032200 $8,075.00
1000000100 $250.00 Challenger1000000100 $250.00
2000011000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000010010 $0.00
2001001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
14002055110 $26,125.00 Confederation Championship12002053110 $23,125.00
1422810734462690 $671,775.00 Total136248631362690 $526,475.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB300000000300 $7,500.00 7653.8 %
2008FIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
2008CEV600101111100 $16,400.00 111052.4 %
TotalFIVB300000000300 $7,500.00 7653.8 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV600101111100 $16,400.00 111052.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
1001000000 $0.00 2004CEV Under Age          
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1001000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2005CEV Under Age1010000000 $0.00
           2006FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2006CEV Under Age          
           2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
6000002202 $2,050.00 2007CEV3000000201 $250.00
3000000300 $3,750.00 2008FIVB3000000300 $3,750.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
6001022100 $8,200.00 2008CEV6001022100 $8,200.00
1100000000 $0.00 2008CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
24123036702 $14,250.00 TotalTotal21111032715 $12,450.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall32 65.3% 10 20.4% 7 14.3% 42-7 85.7% 11 31.4% 8 22.9% 16 45.7% 11-24 31.4% 32-16 66.7% 21-15 58.3% 21 55-32 63.2%
2007-20086 54.5% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 8-3 72.7% 3 25.0% 4 33.3% 5 41.7% 3-9 25.0% 6-5 54.5% 5-7 41.7% 10 12-12 50.0%
Against the Field3 42.9% 2 28.6% 2 28.6% 5-2 71.4% 2 12.5% 4 25.0% 10 62.5% 2-14 12.5% 6-18 25.0% 8-12 40.0% 10 8-15 34.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000033011100000045
World Championships0000810023000000104
World Tour Finals000011001100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00201074600503557341416896
Challenge/Four Star/Open00601260031280422008260
Challenger000000000100000002
U21 World Championships000021001100000032
Confederation Championship000021300960220003212
Total0080154610195765137614301183
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:15
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12
Lead the series against # 8 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Luna/Marco 7 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-3
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-13, 21-17 0:42
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 9 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-17, 21-17 0:42
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Ces/Ces 12, Q4 Fijalek/Prudel 11 22-20, 21-23, 18-16 1:17
Lead the series against # 12, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Hoyer/Soderberg Q11 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:10
Series tied with # 15 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-1
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 1 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki 15 Fijalek/Prudel 7 22-20, 13-21, 21-19 1:02
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki Q12 21-9, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # Q3 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Fijalek/Prudel Q12 Litva/Varga Q21 25-27, 21-15, 15-10 0:56