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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 2016

(10) 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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Mariusz Prudel - 2nd	Grzegorz Fijalek - 2nd
2015	Mariusz Prudel - 9th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	17	17th	0	US$0.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/24/2016	Pool G	Joshua Court / Damien Schumann, Australia (23)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:34
Thu, 8/25/2016	Pool G	Billy Allen / Theo Brunner, United States (26, Q3)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 8/25/2016	Pool G	Guto Carvalhaes / Andre Loyola, Brazil (7)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 8/26/2016	Winner 2	Marco Caminati / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (20)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15	0:51

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	14	0	0	1	1	2	0	8	0	2	0	0	$113,750.00	42	27	60.9 %
Total	FIVB	85	1	4	5	6	17	2	25	2	18	5	0	$928,300.00	264	165	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
14	0	0	1	1	2	8	2	0	0	$56,875.00	2016	FIVB	14	0	0	1	1	2	8	2	0	0	$56,875.00
90	1	4	6	6	20	29	19	5	0	$464,400.00	Total	Total	94	1	4	5	6	20	28	19	7	4	$468,275.00

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	19	54.3%	9	25.7%	7	20.0%	28-7	80.0%	2	8.3%	7	29.2%	15	62.5%	2-22	8.3%	38-30	55.9%	22-28	44.0%	0	0	30-29	50.8%

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 29-28 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Carvalhaes/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
8/25/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Carvalhaes/Loyola	7	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 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 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	O'Gorman/Pedlow	18	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 20 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Caminati/Ranghieri	20	Fijalek/Prudel	10	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Koekelkoren/van Walle	23	21-11, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 23 Court/Schumann, Australia 1-0
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Court/Schumann	23	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Allen/Brunner, United States 1-0
8/25/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Allen/Brunner	26, Q3	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Kissling/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Kissling/Krattiger	32	26-24, 18-21, 16-14	1:02