Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(7) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Mariusz Prudel - 17th Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2010 Mariusz Prudel - 5th Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2011 Mariusz Prudel - 5th Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 1 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool P Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (26, Q2) Won 13-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool P Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (23, Q13) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool P Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (10) Lost 21-11, 13-21, 15-17 1:01
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 22-20, 11-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 58-45 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
8/21/11FIVBÅland Open Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 26-24, 16-21, 16-14 0:59
7/10/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-2
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Fijalek/Prudel 1 21-18, 21-16 0:41
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Fijalek/Prudel 3 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-4
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
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 12 21-11, 21-15 0:35
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 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Erdmann/Matysik 12 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-14, 21-17 0:37
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
Series tied with # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Fijalek/Prudel 1 9-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:38
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool P Ingrosso/Ingrosso 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 11-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:01
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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 24-22, 22-20 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Series tied with # 16 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-3
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Benes/Kubala 8 24-22, 21-12 0:36
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
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 # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Wu/Xu 16 21-16, 21-11 0:35
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Wu/Xu 6 21-18, 24-22 0:39
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 # 19 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 # 21, Q3 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-12, 21-18 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Bogatov/Prokopiev 23, Q13 21-12, 21-17 0:35
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:05
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Chevallier/Heyer 20 21-13, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Laciga/Weingart 26, Q2 13-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
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 # 27, Q26 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 # 29, Q6 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 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 4-3
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 30 Insfran/Schmidt 8 21-13, 21-16 0:38
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
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q4 "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 # Q5 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 # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 2-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 21-17, 28-26 0:49
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 30 Redmann/Saxton 46 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 3-1
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Ces/Ces 21, Q4 21-15, 22-20 0:37
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
Trail the series against # Q11 McHugh/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N McHugh/Slack 28 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Lario/Mesa 28 21-11, 21-11 0:32
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 # Q20 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Dumek/Tichy 20 21-17, 21-11 0:42