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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 29 - August 2, 2015

(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:

163

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Baden 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$706,317.41

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:

154

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Baden 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$558,089.37

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
CEV	21	1	0	3	1	5	2	6	1	0	1	1	US$93,370.29
CEV Under Age	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	86	1	4	5	6	18	2	25	2	18	0	5	US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	111	3	5	8	7	24	4	31	3	19	1	6	US$1,031,170.29

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2013	Mariusz Prudel - 3rd	Grzegorz Fijalek - 3rd
FIVB 2014	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	14	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	4	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	1	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	2	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
CEV	5/20-24/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	1	4th	112	€ 1,875.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	1	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	2	5th	480	US$17,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/29/2015	Pool H	Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (24)	Won 27-25, 24-26, 15-12	1:09
Thu, 7/30/2015	Pool H	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (25)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:39
Fri, 7/31/2015	Pool H	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (8)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:40
Sat, 8/1/2015	Winner 2	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (21)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:37
Sat, 8/1/2015	Winner 3	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 10-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 48-32 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-5
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	23-21, 21-9	0:37
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	1	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:49
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-4
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Fijalek/Prudel	14	23-21, 14-21, 22-20	1:06
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:52
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-11, 15-21, 15-8	0:46
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	19-21, 21-12, 20-18	0:58
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	18-21, 21-16, 15-7	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 29-31, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Doppler/Horst	10	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	15	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-18, 21-19	0:43
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Doppler/Horst	17	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-16, 21-15	0:34
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	17	Fijalek/Prudel	1	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	21-17, 21-13	0:31
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	8	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-18, 21-18	0:39
5/31/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Gold Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Doppler/Horst	4	21-18, 21-14	0:34
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Doppler/Horst	25	22-20, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 4-3
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Lupo/Nicolai	3	22-20, 21-16	0:44
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-4
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Gavira/Herrera	2	22-20, 21-17	0:36
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-10, 21-14	0:30
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
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gavira/Herrera	10	21-15, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-2
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	8	21-17, 21-14	0:40
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:48
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-0
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Kantor/Losiak	18	21-14, 13-21, 15-10	0:50
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Kantor/Losiak	19	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:50
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kantor/Losiak	17	21-19, 21-14	0:36
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kantor/Losiak	32	21-12, 19-21, 15-8	0:42
Series tied with # 12 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	21-19, 21-14	0:35
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Fijalek/Prudel	14	23-21, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 7-2
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-16, 35-33	0:47
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	By Forfeit
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
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 5-2
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	29, Q9	21-13, 21-15	0:39
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26	16-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:53
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
Series tied with # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	21-10, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
8/1/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	21	21-13, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 4-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Eithun/Horrem	30	Fijalek/Prudel	14	21-18, 33-31	0:51
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-13, 21-15	0:36
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 # 24 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Barsuk/Koshkarev	24	27-25, 24-26, 15-12	1:09
Lead the series against # 25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 2-0
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Petutschnig/Winter	25	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Petutschnig/Winter	29, Q11	21-19, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 29 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	30	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 2-0
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Eglseer/Mullner	17	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
5/22/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Eglseer/Mullner	17	22-20, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Huber/Seidl, Austria 5-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Huber/Seidl	27, Q4	Fijalek/Prudel	6	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:54
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