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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major
June 28 - July 3, 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 Porec Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Mariusz Prudel - 9th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Porec Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/30/2016	Pool A	Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (16)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 12-15	0:41
Thu, 6/30/2016	Pool A	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
Fri, 7/1/2016	Pool A	Marin Jercic / Kresimir Karaula, Croatia (32)	Won 21-8, 21-10	0:26
Fri, 7/1/2016	Winner 1	Christoph Dressler / Thomas Kunert, Austria (23)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
Sat, 7/2/2016	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 47-46 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-2
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 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 # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-5
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 # 6 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-4
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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Carambula/Ranghieri	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 6-2
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	20	21-15, 21-13	0:36
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-16, 35-33	0:47
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
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 2-0
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Dressler/Kunert	23	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q1	21-15, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Hordvik/Usken, Norway 1-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Hordvik/Usken	23	21-18, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 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 # 32 Jercic/Karaula, Croatia 1-0
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Jercic/Karaula	32	21-8, 21-10	0:26
Lead the series against # Q17 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Dollinger/Wickler	25	21-17, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q25 Schumann/Thole, Germany 1-0
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	18	Schumann/Thole	31, Q30	21-8, 21-15	0:32