Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Prague Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(11) 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 Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Mariusz Prudel - 17th Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2010 Mariusz Prudel - 9th Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
CEV 8/12-15/2010 European Championship Final 4 9th 320 € 2,500.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 7 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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$13,200.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (22) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 23-25 0:58
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (6) Lost 28-30, 18-21 0:44
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2010FIVB1100114020120 $101,800.00 342260.7 %
2010CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 3175.0 %
2011FIVB300000010110 $10,800.00 3633.3 %
TotalFIVB28001241421130 $171,150.00 705854.7 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV1300103251100 $29,900.00 222348.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
11001142120 $50,900.00 2010FIVB11001142120 $50,900.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2010CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
3000001110 $5,400.00 2011FIVB3000001110 $5,400.00
52003211161532 $102,825.00 TotalTotal52002211121555 $102,775.00
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%
2010-201150 68.5% 10 13.7% 13 17.8% 60-13 82.2% 15 33.3% 10 22.2% 20 44.4% 15-30 33.3% 50-20 71.4% 25-23 52.1% 10 76-43 63.9%
Against the Field65 69.9% 13 14.0% 15 16.1% 78-15 83.9% 18 27.3% 17 25.8% 31 47.0% 18-48 27.3% 130-62 67.7% 62-64 49.2% 00 96-63 60.4%
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 32-37 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-14 0:38
7/11/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-14, 21-14 0:42
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 23-21, 21-19 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:47
7/11/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 21-15 0:39
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-19, 21-19 0:44
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 30-28, 21-18 0:44
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 19 Wu/Xu 26 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czechia 2-3
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 10 Benes/Kubala 7 21-15, 21-19 0:41
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:38
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 24 21-16, 21-19 0:43
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-19, 21-19 0:49
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 13, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-9 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Cunha/Solberg 2 Fijalek/Prudel 18 23-21, 21-16 0:48
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Cunha/Solberg 5 Fijalek/Prudel 22 21-12, 21-23, 15-9 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:58
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Erdmann/Matysik 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 21-18, 22-20 0:47
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
Series tied with # 17 Ces/Ces, France 2-2
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 14 Ces/Ces 19 21-14, 21-10 0:34
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 # 18, Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20 Fijalek/Prudel 14 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:00
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 11 22-20, 21-19 0:53
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 27, Q9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q25 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Lario/Mesa, Spain 4-1
8/14/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Lario/Mesa 12 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-19, 21-10 0:40
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lario/Mesa 23, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-2
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 9 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:03
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 16 Fijalek/Prudel 17 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 22 Koshkarev/Likholetov, Russia 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Koshkarev/Likholetov 22 Fijalek/Prudel 11 20-22, 21-19, 25-23 0:58
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 8 Dollinger/Windscheif 25, Q4 21-18, 21-16 0:38
11/1/08FIVBManama Open Bronze Medal Dollinger/Windscheif 21, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 31 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 # Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 8 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q6 30-28, 21-18 0:49
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:02
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 # Q8 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 # Q18 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Babich/Ioisher 16 18-21, 21-9, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q22 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q39 Kufa/Rotrekl, Czechia 0-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Kufa/Rotrekl Q5 Fijalek/Prudel Q12 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:53