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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 18, 2016

(17) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Did not play	Grzegorz Jaruga - 25th
2016	Mariusz Prudel - 4th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	17	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	18	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	6	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	7	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	4	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	6	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	15	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	8	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	8	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	13	9th	360	US$11,000.00

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool E

Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (8)

Lost 14-21, 13-21

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	28	11	0	0.393	0	4	0	2
	1	28	11	0	0.393	0	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	14	10	0	0.714	2	2	1	1
	1	14	10	0	0.714	2	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool E

Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5)

Lost 17-21, 21-19, 9-15

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	29	16	0	0.552	1	10	0	1
	1	29	16	0	0.552	1	10	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	31	11	0	0.355	7	5	1	2
	1	31	11	0	0.355	7	5	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool E

Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (20)

Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-11

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	30	18	0	0.600	0	10	3	2
	1	30	18	0	0.600	0	10	3	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	20	16	0	0.800	4	3	1	0
	1	20	16	0	0.800	4	3	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Lucky Loser

Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (16)

Lost 19-21, 18-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	Total	35	16	0	0.457	0	10	3	1
	1	35	16	0	0.457	0	10	3	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Mariusz Prudel	Total	12	6	0	0.500	0	2	0	2
	1	12	6	0	0.500	0	2	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Grzegorz Fijalek	122	61	0	0.500	1	34	6	6
Mariusz Prudel	77	43	0	0.558	13	12	3	5
Total	199	104	0	0.523	14	46	9	11
Opponents	196	125	0	0.638	16	54	11	27

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	World Championships	Rome	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Michal Bryl - 17th	Kacper Kujawiak - 17th
2018	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Michal Bryl - 2nd	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Michal Bryl - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Michal Bryl - 25th	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Michal Bryl - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel trail the series against the field 42-53 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-3
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-15, 21-17	0:33
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-23, 21-16, 15-8	1:02
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-18, 21-18	0:40
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-5
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	22-20, 21-17	0:40
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Fijalek/Prudel	15	19-21, 21-19, 20-18	1:02
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Fijalek/Prudel	13	24-22, 21-15	0:42
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
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-5
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-19, 21-12	0:35
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	21-13, 21-15	0:33
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Goncalves/Solberg	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 18-21, 17-15	1:02
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	12	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-15, 21-23, 15-13	1:01
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Fijalek/Prudel	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-4
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	5	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:47
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	12	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 21-11	0:33
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	18	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	21-18, 19-21, 17-15	0:50
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	5	Fijalek/Prudel	15	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:47
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	16-21, 21-19, 20-18	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-3
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Gibb/Patterson	2	21-17, 21-14	0:33
4/7/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	1	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-16, 21-19	0:37
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	6	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	10	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-7	0:49
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
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 # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-2
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-14, 21-13	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 9 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-6
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	22-24, 21-16, 15-9	0:54
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 21-16	0:37
5/15/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Fijalek/Prudel	6	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:55
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	21-17, 21-19	0:36
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
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 # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-4
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-19, 21-19	0:37
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
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
Lead the series against # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-1
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kantor/Losiak	23, Q1	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-17, 23-21	0:42
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 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:41
Series tied with # 13 Doppler/Horst, Austria 4-4
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Doppler/Horst	8	21-19, 22-20	0:39
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Doppler/Horst	1	21-16, 21-19	0:39
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
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 # 14 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Bockermann/Fluggen	7	23-21, 21-18	0:42
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Bockermann/Fluggen	16	Fijalek/Prudel	18	21-19, 21-18	0:42
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Bockermann/Fluggen	18	21-19, 21-13	0:36
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool F	Bockermann/Fluggen	11	Fijalek/Prudel	6	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-2
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	18	Ontiveros/Virgen	15	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:44
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Ontiveros/Virgen	17	21-18, 21-18	0:50
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Ontiveros/Virgen	9	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-19, 21-19	0:44
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Ontiveros/Virgen	28, Q9	21-18, 20-22, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-5
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Saxton/Schalk	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-19, 21-18	0:41
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	5	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Saxton/Schalk	5	24-26, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Fijalek/Prudel	3	22-20, 27-25	0:44
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Fijalek/Prudel	2	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:02
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 # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 6-1
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Huber/Seidl	19	25-23, 21-11	0:40
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 # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	21-13, 16-21, 15-11	0:52
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-15, 21-14	0:33
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	25	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 2-0
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Barsuk/Liamin	31, Q21	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q20	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 24 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool D	Binstock/Schachter	21	Fijalek/Prudel	4	27-25, 21-18	0:54
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Binstock/Schachter	15	21-19, 21-17	0:41