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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maceió Open
February 23 - 28, 2016

(8) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland

Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 11, 1987 (38 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 (39 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

Awards

Most Improved Player 2011

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 Maceió Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Maceió Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/24/2016	Pool H	Harley Marques / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (25, Q6)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15	0:59
Wed, 2/24/2016	Pool H	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (24, Q1)	Won 21-15, 22-20	0:38
Thu, 2/25/2016	Pool H	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (9)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:44
Fri, 2/26/2016	Winner 1	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (17)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:36
Fri, 2/26/2016	Winner 2	Oscar Brandao / Andre Loyola, Brazil (30)	Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
Sat, 2/27/2016	Winner 3	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (11)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 10-15	1:03

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$32,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	51	1	4	3	4	10	0	20	0	5	4	0	$748,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	2	2	5	2	5	2	10	1	0	$148,300.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	88	1	4	5	6	19	2	25	2	19	5	0	$937,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Grzegorz Fijalek												Mariusz Prudel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$19,500.00
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$46,500.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
59	1	5	4	4	12	23	6	4	0	$427,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	58	1	4	3	4	10	20	5	6	0	$377,750.00
51	1	2	3	3	12	14	13	3	0	$144,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	0	2	2	9	11	13	1	0	$93,275.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	$8,075.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
128	2	8	8	7	29	41	25	8	0	$645,650.00	Total	124	2	4	6	6	26	33	25	8	0	$503,350.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$24,400.00	15	13	53.6 %
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2009	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	$34,150.00	18	17	51.4 %
2010	FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	4	0	2	0	1	2	0	$101,800.00	34	22	60.7 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	2	0	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	$156,600.00	42	21	66.7 %
2012	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$62,400.00	20	15	57.1 %
2013	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	$79,200.00	32	15	68.1 %
2014	FIVB	10	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	$240,000.00	35	18	66.0 %
2015	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	$116,000.00	26	17	60.5 %
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	72	1	4	4	5	16	2	17	2	16	5	0	$817,925.00	225	141	61.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Grzegorz Fijalek													Mariusz Prudel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$12,200.00	2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	$12,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$17,075.00	2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	1	0	$18,825.00
11	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	2	0	$50,900.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	4	2	1	2	0	$50,900.00
11	0	2	0	3	3	1	1	1	0	$78,300.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	2	0	3	3	1	1	1	0	$78,300.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$31,200.00	2012	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	$33,325.00
9	0	0	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	$39,600.00	2013	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	$39,600.00
10	1	2	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	$120,000.00	2014	FIVB	10	1	2	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	$120,000.00
9	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	$58,000.00	2015	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	$58,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,687.50	2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,687.50
77	1	4	5	5	19	21	17	5	0	$409,212.50	Total	Total	81	1	4	4	5	19	20	17	7	4	$413,087.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	189	69.5%	35	12.9%	48	17.6%	224-48	82.4%	41	26.1%	35	22.3%	81	51.6%	41-116	26.1%	189-81	70.0%	76-83	47.8%	1	3	266-167	61.4%
2015-2016	48	61.5%	15	19.2%	15	19.2%	63-15	80.8%	7	18.4%	11	28.9%	20	52.6%	7-31	18.4%	48-20	70.6%	22-26	45.8%	0	0	70-46	60.3%
Against the Field	32	60.4%	10	18.9%	11	20.8%	42-11	79.2%	8	28.6%	6	21.4%	14	50.0%	8-20	28.6%	64-26	71.1%	36-34	51.4%	0	1	50-31	61.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
World Championships	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	107	46	0	0	50	35	5	7	3	4	1	4	168	96
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	0	12	6	0	0	31	28	0	4	2	2	0	0	82	60
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	8	0	133	58	0	1	86	70	5	11	5	6	1	4	269	171

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 34-23 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-4
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 # 3 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-3
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 # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 5-3
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-2
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Bourne/Hyden	15	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:49
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bourne/Hyden	27, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	13	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	28, Q20	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-2
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
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 0-1
2/27/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 3	Felipe/Filho	11	Fijalek/Prudel	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-2
6/14/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	29, Q9	21-13, 21-15	0:39
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 # 13 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-0
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 # 14 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Krou/Rowlandson	18	21-18, 21-19	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	19	Fijalek/Prudel	3	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Plavins/Regza	17	21-14, 22-20	0:36
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Plavins/Regza	29, Q7	21-10, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Henriquez/Villafane	28	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Fuchs/Windscheif	25, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:38
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Fuchs/Windscheif	25, Q4	21-18, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q1	21-15, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Marques/Santos, Brazil 0-1
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Marques/Santos	25, Q6	Fijalek/Prudel	8	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q20	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Brandao/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Brandao/Loyola	30	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # Q5 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	18	21-17, 21-11	0:39
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19	21-12, 21-10	0:30
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
Lead the series against # Q14 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	27	21-15, 21-11	0:37