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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 29 - May 3, 2014

(12) 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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Mariusz Prudel - 13th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 13th
2010	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2011	Mariusz Prudel - 9th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th
2013	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	10	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	11	5th	480	US$10,000.00
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

Shanghai Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/30/2014	Pool E	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (21)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:43
Wed, 4/30/2014	Pool E	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (28, Q20)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:39
Thu, 5/1/2014	Pool E	Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (5, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:39
Fri, 5/2/2014	Winner 1	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (23, Q3)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:40
Fri, 5/2/2014	Winner 2	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (11)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 32-22 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Felipe/Goncalves	5, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:39
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	21-15, 21-13	0:33
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Felipe/Goncalves	23, Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-2
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:54
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-18, 23-21	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-3
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
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 # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Doppler/Horst	25	22-20, 21-15	0:39
Series tied with # 15 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	14-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-2
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-19, 25-23	0:42
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	21-12, 21-18	0:39
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-17, 21-12	0:45
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-23, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kapa/McHugh	24	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	21	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19, Q15	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	23	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 5-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Huber/Seidl	23, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:40
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Huber/Seidl	13	21-18, 21-16	0:37
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Huber/Seidl	16	21-16, 23-21	0:44
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-18, 21-16	0:40
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Huber/Seidl	24, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	26	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:04
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	23	28-26, 21-11	0:47
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-2
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool P	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	11-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:01
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	20	Fijalek/Prudel	14	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:00
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22	21-15, 21-14	0:37
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	11	22-20, 21-19	0:53
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Fijalek/Prudel	27, Q9	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q25	21-18, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q20 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	28, Q20	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Chevallier/Strasser	28	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # Q9 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