Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011
(24) 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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool H Cheng Chen / Peng Gao, China (9) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 0:53
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool H Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (8) Won 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:52
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool H Dmitri Barsuk / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (25, Q24) Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Brad Keenan / Casey Patterson, United States (22, Q13) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (16) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
Sat, 6/11/2011 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 12-15 0:59
Sat, 6/11/2011 Bronze Medal Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (19) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel trail the series against the field 32-37 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 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
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Fijalek/Prudel 24 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:59
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Fijalek/Prudel 8 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:49
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
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-16 0:39
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
Series tied with # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 3-3
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 24 Insfran/Schmidt 8 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:52
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Insfran/Schmidt 13 Fijalek/Prudel 4 17-21, 28-26, 15-10 1:11
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:48
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 21-19, 21-18 0:52
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Fijalek/Prudel 8 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:10
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Fijalek/Prudel 9 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 9 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 24 Chen/Gao 9 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fijalek/Prudel 19 21-12, 21-18 0:32
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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-2
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
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 16 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 24 Nummerdor/Schuil 16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 19 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Bronze Medal Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Fijalek/Prudel 24 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 0:55
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 # 22, Q13 Keenan/Patterson, United States 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 24 Keenan/Patterson 22, Q13 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q24 Barsuk/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Fijalek/Prudel 24 Barsuk/Yutvalin 25, Q24 24-22, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 28 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-2
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 # Q2 "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
Lead the series against # Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:05
Series tied with # Q4 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 # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
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
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lario/Mesa 23, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:40
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Lario/Mesa 18 22-20, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19, Q15 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
Series tied with # Q16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
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
Lead the series against # Q29 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39