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European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters
May 20 - 24, 2015

(1) 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 Jurmala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	2	2nd	720	US$52,000.00
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
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	7	5th	300	€ 4,000.00
CEV	5/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	3	1st	320	€ 6,000.00

2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/22/2015	Pool A	Peter Eglseer / Daniel Mullner, Austria (17)	Won 22-20, 21-12	0:35
Fri, 5/22/2015	Pool A	Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (16)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:38
Sat, 5/23/2015	Winner 1	Yury Bogatov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (14, Q4)	Won 20-22, 21-10, 15-9	0:46
Sat, 5/23/2015	Winner 2	Peter Eglseer / Daniel Mullner, Austria (17)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Sun, 5/24/2015	Semi-Finals	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (4)	Lost 13-21, 21-17, 12-15	0:51
Sun, 5/24/2015	Bronze Medal	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2)	Lost 21-23, 9-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 26-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	4	Fijalek/Prudel	1	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kantor/Losiak	32	21-12, 19-21, 15-8	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-2
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
Lead the series against # 12, Q3 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
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 # 14, Q4 Bogatov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
5/23/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Bogatov/Hudyakov	14, Q4	20-22, 21-10, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/22/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kollo/Vesik	16	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 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