European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(2) 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 Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2008 Mariusz Prudel - 17th Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 4 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 30 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 24 4th 560 US$18,400.00
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$2,800.00
CEV 8/12-15/2010 European Championship Final 4 9th 320 € 2,500.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool K Murat Giginoglu / Nuri Sahin, Türkiye (31) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool K Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (18) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool K Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Won 25-23, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Sat, 8/13/2011 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
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 %
2011FIVB902022010110 $137,800.00 331667.3 %
2011CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 3175.0 %
TotalFIVB34021461421130 $298,150.00 1006859.5 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV1400103261100 $32,400.00 252451.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
6000101400 $12,200.00 2008FIVB6000101400 $12,200.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
7001032100 $9,400.00 2008CEV7001032100 $9,400.00
1100000000 $0.00 2008CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
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
9020221110 $68,900.00 2011FIVB9020221110 $68,900.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2011CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
63144413171532 $167,575.00 TotalTotal61132413131555 $167,525.00
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%
2010-20112 50.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 2 50.0% 0 0.0% 2 50.0% 2-2 50.0% 2-2 50.0% 4-0 100.0% 00 6-2 75.0%
Against the Field5 62.5% 3 37.5% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 3 21.4% 2 14.3% 9 64.3% 3-11 21.4% 10-16 38.5% 12-4 75.0% 10 12-10 54.5%
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 39-27 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-5
7/10/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 22-20, 21-17 0:44
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 13 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-15, 21-16 0:42
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Fijalek/Prudel 30 21-15, 21-16 0:41
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Fijalek/Prudel 24 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:59
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
Lead the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 3-1
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 4 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 7 21-18, 21-12 0:36
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 12 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 13 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 15 28-26, 21-12 0:43
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Bronze Medal Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 Fijalek/Prudel 24 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-0
7/31/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 4 Erdmann/Matysik 13 22-20, 21-12 0:39
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Erdmann/Matysik 13 21-16, 21-15 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 22-20, 21-15 0:38
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Plavins/Smedins 13 24-26, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 13 Plavins/Smedins 11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:53
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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-5
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Fijalek/Prudel 2 21-16, 21-18 0:42
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 20-22, 21-17, 15-7 0:53
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
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 # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-1
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 21-14 0:37
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-5
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
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  
Series tied with # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 4-4
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Fijalek/Prudel 2 Benes/Kubala 15 25-23, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 13 16-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:56
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
Series tied with # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-2
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Fijalek/Prudel 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-17, 21-16 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 22 "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 # 23 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 # 25 Horst/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Horst/Mullner 29, Q12 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Caics/Smedins 21 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 27 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 4 Laciga/Weingart 25, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 31 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool K Fijalek/Prudel 2 Giginoglu/Sahin 31 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 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