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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

124

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$503,736.51

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	86	1	4	5	6	18	2	25	2	18	5	US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$500.00
Overall	88	1	4	5	6	19	2	25	2	19	5	US$937,800.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	15	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 7/28/2012

Pool D

Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (16)

Lost 21-12, 15-21, 12-15

0:50

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	41	23	0	0.561	0	13	0	2
	1	41	23	0	0.561	0	13	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	18	10	0	0.556	4	4	0	0
	1	18	10	0	0.556	4	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 7/30/2012

Pool D

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	25	13	0	0.520	0	10	0	0
	1	25	13	0	0.520	0	10	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	22	14	0	0.636	6	7	0	3
	1	22	14	0	0.636	6	7	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/1/2012

Pool D

Freedom Chiya / Grant Goldschmidt, South Africa (21)

Won 21-19, 21-13

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	16	9	0	0.563	0	10	1	1
	1	16	9	0	0.563	0	10	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	22	12	0	0.545	6	2	1	1
	1	22	12	0	0.545	6	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/3/2012

Winner 1

Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (15)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	18	16	0	0.889	0	9	0	3
	1	18	16	0	0.889	0	9	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	23	14	0	0.609	5	5	0	1
	1	23	14	0	0.609	5	5	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/6/2012

Winner 2

Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)

Lost 17-21, 21-16, 15-17

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	38	16	0	0.421	0	14	0	3
	1	38	16	0	0.421	0	14	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	23	15	0	0.652	2	3	1	1
	1	23	15	0	0.652	2	3	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	138	77	0	0.558	0	56	1	9
Mariusz Prudel	108	65	0	0.602	23	21	2	6
Total	246	142	0	0.577	23	77	3	15
Opponents	283	144	0	0.509	21	81	7	22

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	World Championships	Rome	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Michal Bryl - 17th	Kacper Kujawiak - 17th
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Michal Bryl - 2nd	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Michal Bryl - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Michal Bryl - 25th	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Michal Bryl - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 40-38 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
8/6/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:57
8/21/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Rego	2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	26-24, 16-21, 16-14	0:59
7/10/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-17, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-8
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:55
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	24-22, 21-19	0:47
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:53
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Fijalek/Prudel	5	23-21, 21-18	0:43
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-17, 21-14	0:38
7/11/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-14, 21-14	0:42
5/29/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 6	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	23-21, 21-19	0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-4
7/10/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	22-20, 21-17	0:44
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-15, 21-16	0:42
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	30	21-15, 21-16	0:41
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:59
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fijalek/Prudel	21, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
7/30/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-17, 21-18	0:43
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-18, 21-14	0:42
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Gibb/Rosenthal	12	21-11, 21-15	0:35
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	17	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-19, 21-19	0:44
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-2
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Fijalek/Prudel	1	21-18, 21-16	0:41
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	20-22, 21-17, 15-7	0:53
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	24	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	21-17, 28-30, 16-14	1:13
Series tied with # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Cunha/Santos	5	21-19, 21-18	0:42
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Santos	3	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-2
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 17-21, 20-18	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 21-17	0:39
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	22-20, 21-12	0:39
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Wu/Xu	16	21-16, 21-11	0:35
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	30	Wu/Xu	6	21-18, 24-22	0:39
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Wu/Xu	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	30-28, 21-18	0:44
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	19	Wu/Xu	26	21-16, 13-21, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	25-23, 21-19	0:45
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-18, 21-8	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 4-1
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	18	22-20, 17-21, 27-25	1:13
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	21-18, 21-12	0:36
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	28-26, 21-12	0:43
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-18, 21-16	0:37
Series tied with # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
8/27/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Fijalek/Prudel	1	9-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:38
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
Series tied with # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-3
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Benes/Kubala	8	24-22, 21-12	0:36
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Benes/Kubala	22	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Benes/Kubala	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	16-21, 21-18, 20-18	0:56
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Benes/Kubala	20	Fijalek/Prudel	14	21-19, 21-17	0:38
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Benes/Kubala	24	21-16, 21-19	0:43
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 2	Benes/Kubala	31, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-19, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
8/3/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Chevallier/Heyer	15	21-18, 21-17	0:42
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Chevallier/Heyer	20	21-13, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-3
7/28/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Fijalek/Prudel	9	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-15, 21-13	0:34
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Plavins/Smedins	20	22-20, 21-15	0:38
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Plavins/Smedins	13	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Plavins/Smedins	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:53
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 5-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	21-12, 21-18	0:34
7/3/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 21-14	0:37
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	30	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Skarlund/Spinnangr	27	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:58
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	11-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Hernandez/Villafane	31	21-16, 21-11	0:38
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Hernandez/Villafane	23, Q5	21-13, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Chiya/Goldschmidt, South Africa 1-0
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Chiya/Goldschmidt	21	21-19, 21-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 3-0
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Asahi/Shiratori	25, Q12	21-19, 21-17	0:41
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	18	Asahi/Shiratori	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Asahi/Shiratori	23, Q2	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	1:03