Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 3 - 8, 2012
(12) 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: 128
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$645,650.00
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: 124
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$503,736.51
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2011
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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Grzegorz Klimek - 25th
2010 Mariusz Prudel - 4th Grzegorz Fijalek - 4th
2011 Mariusz Prudel - 4th Grzegorz Fijalek - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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$18,400.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool N Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 10-15 0:54
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool N Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (28, Q6) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 7/6/2012 Pool N Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (5) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 7/6/2012 Winner 1 Thiago Barbosa / Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil (23, Q2) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:53
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total8814561922521950 $937,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Grzegorz Fijalek Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
128288729412580 $645,650.00 Total124246626332580 $503,350.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB600010001400 $24,400.00 151353.6 %
2008FIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
2009FIVB800000111500 $34,150.00 181751.4 %
2010FIVB1100114020120 $101,800.00 342260.7 %
2011FIVB1102032110110 $156,600.00 422166.7 %
2012FIVB300000010200 $18,200.00 6746.2 %
TotalFIVB39021562521330 $335,150.00 1158059.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
           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          
6000101400 $12,200.00 2008FIVB6000101400 $12,200.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
8000012500 $17,075.00 2009FIVB9000012510 $18,825.00
11001142120 $50,900.00 2010FIVB11001142120 $50,900.00
11020331110 $78,300.00 2011FIVB11020331110 $78,300.00
3000001200 $9,100.00 2012FIVB4000002200 $11,225.00
440225991430 $167,825.00 TotalTotal480215981454 $171,700.00
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%
2011-201249 76.6% 6 9.4% 9 14.1% 55-9 85.9% 7 20.6% 11 32.4% 16 47.1% 7-27 20.6% 49-16 75.4% 13-20 39.4% 00 62-36 63.3%
Against the Field58 69.9% 7 8.4% 18 21.7% 65-18 78.3% 17 25.8% 16 24.2% 33 50.0% 17-49 25.8% 116-64 64.4% 48-68 41.4% 01 82-67 55.0%
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
Total0080133580186705115614269171
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 40-40 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-6
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fijalek/Prudel 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
7/31/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Fijalek/Prudel 4 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Fijalek/Prudel 5 23-21, 21-18 0:43
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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Cunha/Santos 5 21-19, 21-18 0:42
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:54
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 # 22, Q5 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 # 23, Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-2
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Barbosa/Ferramenta 23, Q2 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:53
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q5 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q1 "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 # 28, Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q6 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Henriquez/Mussa 23, Q3 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against 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 # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hernandez/Villafane 23, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39