European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013
(5) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2009 Mariusz Prudel - 17th Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
FIVB 2010 Mariusz Prudel - 5th Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
FIVB 2012 Mariusz Prudel - 9th Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 1 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 7 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 7 5th 300 US$6,500.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 9 5th 0 US$0.00
2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/31/2013 Pool N Yury Bogatov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (28) Won 21-14, 21-7 0:33
Thu, 8/1/2013 Pool N Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (21) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 8/2/2013 Pool N Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (12) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Sat, 8/3/2013 Winner 2 Mirco Gerson / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (24) Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Sat, 8/3/2013 Winner 3 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (10) Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Sun, 8/4/2013 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (1) Lost 21-15, 13-21, 8-15 0:49
Sun, 8/4/2013 Bronze Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (3) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2011FIVB1102032110110 $156,600.00 422166.7 %
2011CEV100000010000 $2,500.00 3175.0 %
2012FIVB700102020200 $62,400.00 201557.1 %
2012CEV100000000010 $500.00 1233.3 %
2013FIVB700104000200 $63,700.00 251169.4 %
2013CEV100100000000 $10,000.00 6185.7 %
TotalFIVB500235122621530 $443,050.00 1549960.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV1600203261110 $42,900.00 322754.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
11020331110 $78,300.00 2011FIVB11020331110 $78,300.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2011CEV1000001000 $1,250.00
7001022200 $31,200.00 2012FIVB8001023200 $33,325.00
1000000010 $250.00 2012CEV1000000010 $250.00
7001040200 $31,850.00 2013FIVB7001040200 $31,850.00
1001000000 $5,000.00 2013CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
81147520191942 $245,275.00 TotalTotal80135520161965 $247,350.00
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%
2012-20134 50.0% 2 25.0% 2 25.0% 6-2 75.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1-1 50.0% 4-0 100.0% 3-3 50.0% 00 7-3 70.0%
Against the Field11 78.6% 1 7.1% 2 14.3% 12-2 85.7% 3 23.1% 2 15.4% 8 61.5% 3-10 23.1% 22-14 61.1% 8-8 50.0% 10 16-11 59.3%
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 41-24 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 15-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-11, 15-21, 15-8 0:46
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 19-21, 21-12, 20-18 0:58
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Brouwer/Meeuwsen 12 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 29-31, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-2
8/4/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 5 Lupo/Nicolai 3 22-20, 21-16 0:44
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
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 # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Fijalek/Prudel 9 Doppler/Horst 25 22-20, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 5-2
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 12 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-16, 17-21, 20-18 0:59
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
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Erdmann/Matysik 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fijalek/Prudel 19 21-12, 21-18 0:32
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-10, 21-14 0:30
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
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gavira/Herrera 10 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 7 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 21-18, 21-16 0:40
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Fijalek/Prudel 9 Huber/Seidl 24, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 5-2
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Fijalek/Prudel 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 21-19, 25-23 0:42
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:58
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 21 21-12, 21-18 0:39
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
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 3-1
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Dollinger/Windscheif 10 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Dollinger/Windscheif 10 15-21, 26-24, 15-11 0:56
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 # 11 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-0
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Koshkarev/Semenov 24 21-18, 21-13 0:35
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Koshkarev/Semenov 26, Q7 21-18, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Bockermann/Urbatzka 12 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Kantor/Losiak 32 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Weingart 26 21-16, 21-17 0:42
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Weingart 23, Q7 23-21, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 10 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 21-15, 21-10 0:35
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Smedins/Sorokins 22 21-11, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Eithun/Horrem 26 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:04
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Eithun/Horrem 23 28-26, 21-11 0:47
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q6 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-7
7/14/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 15 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
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
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 # 21 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Popov/Samoday 21 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Mullner/Wutzl 21 Fijalek/Prudel 5 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Gerson/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Gerson/Strasser 24 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 28 Bogatov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Bogatov/Pastukhov 28 21-14, 21-7 0:33