Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam presented by Seat
June 9 - 14, 2010
(12) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 159
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$706,317.41
Mariusz Prudel
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Rybnik
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$558,089.37
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2011
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
CEV2110315261011 US$93,370.29
FIVB8614561822521805 US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100000000100 US$500.00
Overall10924872443131916 US$1,031,170.29
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV 2007 Krzysztof Orman - 29th Rafal Szternel - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 9 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 17 5th 360 US$9,100.00
CEV 9/16-19/2009 European Championship Final 10 5th 480 € 2,500.00
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 9 9th 240 € 1,800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 21, Q3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27, Q9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 6 9th 240 € 1,800.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/10/2010 Pool N Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (21, Q4) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 13-15 1:02
Fri, 6/11/2010 Pool N Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (28, Q9) Won 26-24, 20-22, 16-14 1:12
Fri, 6/11/2010 Pool N Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Sun, 6/13/2010 Winner 2 Casey Jennings / Brad Keenan, United States (17) Lost 21-17, 15-21, 13-15 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 Slam5814341020565 $377,750.00
51123312141330 $144,650.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open4500229111317 $93,275.00
2000010100 $2,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11101032202 $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 Total1362486313626914 $526,475.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB600010001400 $24,400.00 151353.6 %
2008FIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
2008CEV700102111100 $18,800.00 121250.0 %
2009FIVB800000111500 $34,150.00 181751.4 %
2009CEV500001130000 $8,600.00 71041.2 %
2010FIVB500003010100 $42,200.00 16964.0 %
TotalFIVB19000131221000 $100,750.00 493955.7 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV1200103241100 $27,400.00 192246.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1001000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
           2006FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
6000002202 $2,050.00 2007CEV3000000201 $250.00
6000101400 $12,200.00 2008FIVB6000101400 $12,200.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
7001032100 $9,400.00 2008CEV7001032100 $9,400.00
8000012500 $17,075.00 2009FIVB9000012510 $18,825.00
5000023000 $4,300.00 2009CEV5000023000 $4,300.00
5000031100 $21,100.00 2010FIVB5000031100 $21,100.00
42002110131402 $66,375.00 TotalTotal4200111091425 $66,325.00
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
Overall189 69.5% 35 12.9% 48 17.6% 224-48 82.4% 41 26.1% 35 22.3% 81 51.6% 41-116 26.1% 189-81 70.0% 76-83 47.8% 13 266-167 61.4%
2009-201033 67.3% 7 14.3% 9 18.4% 40-9 81.6% 11 26.8% 7 17.1% 23 56.1% 11-30 26.8% 33-23 58.9% 18-16 52.9% 10 52-39 57.1%
Against the Field55 72.4% 9 11.8% 12 15.8% 64-12 84.2% 18 26.5% 15 22.1% 35 51.5% 18-50 26.5% 110-68 61.8% 54-54 50.0% 10 83-61 57.6%
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 lead the series against the field 36-33 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 23-21, 21-19 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 23-21, 21-13 0:47
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fijalek/Prudel 19 21-12, 21-18 0:32
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-10, 21-14 0:30
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 25-23, 21-19 0:45
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-18, 21-8 0:32
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-4
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 21-16, 21-17 0:37
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 17 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 21-17, 28-30, 16-14 1:13
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-13 0:34
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-17, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-4
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Klemperer/Koreng 7 24-22, 21-6 0:49
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 6 Fijalek/Prudel 27, Q9 21-18, 21-14 0:41
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 24-22, 21-16 0:50
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-16 0:39
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Klemperer/Koreng 3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 7 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fijalek/Prudel 9 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-2
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-17, 24-22 0:47
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Fijalek/Prudel 22 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Fijalek/Prudel 10 12-21, 21-15, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 10 Bogatov/Prokopiev 15 21-14, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Marques/Solberg 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:40
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Marques/Solberg 1 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 19 Wu/Xu 26 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-2
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Gosch/Horst 14 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-14, 21-15 0:47
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:19
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 6 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12
Lead the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 17 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 17 Jennings/Keenan, United States 1-1
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Jennings/Keenan 17 Fijalek/Prudel 12 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Jennings/Keenan 17 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:51
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 # 21, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 23 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
11/1/08FIVBManama Open Bronze Medal Dollinger/Windscheif 21, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 Fijalek/Prudel 27, Q9 24-22, 16-21, 15-13 1:03
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 2 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 12-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 25 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 17 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Erdmann/Matysik 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 27 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Redmann/VanHuizen 24 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 26-24, 20-22, 16-14 1:12
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q16 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 1-1
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Barbosa/Cunha 11, Q5 By Forfeit  
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Barbosa/Cunha 11 Fijalek/Prudel 17 15-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:49
Trail the series against # Q2 Ces/Ces, France 1-2
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 Ces/Ces 14 21-19, 10-21, 15-12 1:01
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Winner 3 Ces/Ces 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-19, 21-14 0:48
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 # Q5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Lario/Mesa 8 21-19, 21-14 0:43
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Lario/Mesa 18 22-20, 21-14 0:44
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lario/Mesa 10 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 17 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 21-19, 21-19 0:44
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Hoyer/Soderberg Q11 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:10
Lead the series against # Q11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-1
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-17, 21-12 0:45
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-23, 21-13 0:35
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 18 Asahi/Shiratori 15 21-16, 21-17 0:42
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 # Q15 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 14 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 19 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Dumek/Tichy, Czechia 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Dumek/Tichy 20 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q26 Chen/Liu, China 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17 Chen/Liu 32 21-19, 21-16 0:45