Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014
(2) 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 Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 6 1st 800 US$70,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 13 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 14 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 12 9th 360 US$11,000.00
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
ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool B Avery Drost / Casey Jennings, United States (31, Q13) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool B Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (18) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool B Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (15, Q1) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:52
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 2 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (29) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 3 Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (9) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:46
Sat, 7/26/2014 Semi-Finals Theo Brunner / Todd Rogers, United States (25, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Sun, 7/27/2014 Gold Medal Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1) Lost 24-22, 17-21, 9-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 42-27 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
7/27/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Fijalek/Prudel 2 22-24, 21-17, 15-9 1:00
7/20/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Fijalek/Prudel 6 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:59
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 14 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 21-16, 21-16 0:36
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-3
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:51
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Lupo/Nicolai 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 6 Rego/Solberg 8 24-22, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 2-0
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Doherty/Lucena 11 19-21, 21-11, 15-8 0:47
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Doherty/Lucena 11 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 Gavira/Herrera 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
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
Series tied with # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 2 Filho/Santos 9 21-19, 23-21 0:46
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Fijalek/Prudel 14 Filho/Santos 3 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 15-21, 15-11  
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 12 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Fijalek/Prudel 14 Stiekema/Varenhorst 19 23-21, 21-17 0:42
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Stiekema/Varenhorst 23 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-18, 21-19 0:38
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Bourne/Hyden 27, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 13 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Bourne/Hyden 28, Q20 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Patterson 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-2
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
Lead the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
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
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 3-2
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Felipe/Goncalves 15, Q1 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:52
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Felipe/Goncalves 11 Fijalek/Prudel 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Fijalek/Prudel 12 Felipe/Goncalves 5, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:39
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Felipe/Goncalves 13, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-15, 21-13 0:33
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 Fijalek/Prudel 13 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Bockermann/Urbatzka 22 20-22, 21-13, 15-12 0:52
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 14 Bockermann/Urbatzka 20 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 18 21-17, 21-11 0:39
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 21-12, 21-10 0:30
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Dyachenko/Sidorenko 21 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-17, 23-21 0:43
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19, Q15 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 1 Kapa/McHugh 24 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Ranghieri/Tomatis 22 21-15, 21-16 0:37
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 13 Ranghieri/Tomatis 17 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Brunner/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 2 Brunner/Rogers 25, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 25 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Hatch/Redmann 27, Q10 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 2 Plavins/Solovejs 29 21-18, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Drost/Jennings, United States 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Drost/Jennings 31, Q13 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Fijalek/Prudel 5 Chevallier/Strasser 28 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 11 Mullner/Wutzl 27, Q8 21-16, 21-14 0:36