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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 19 World Championships
August 3 - 7, 2005

(17) Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Matyja, 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 FIVB Age Group WC Best:

3rd (Saint Quay Portrieux 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$645,650.00

Michal Matyja
Poland

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 17, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oswiecim

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Saint Quay Portrieux 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Saint Quay Portrieux Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 19 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/4/2005	Pool E	Kjetil Storeboe / Sigmund Wergeland, Norway (8)	Won 21-19, 21-10	0:38
Thu, 8/4/2005	Pool E	Pedro Peixoto / Diogo Pontes, Brazil (5)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 8/5/2005	Pool E	Robert Kufa / Petr Minarik, Czech Republic (20)	Won 23-21, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 8/6/2005	Winner 1	Arunas Kirsnys / Arvydas Miseikis, Lithuania (2)	Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:56
Sat, 8/6/2005	Winner 2	Benedikt Jankowski / Roman Sutter, Switzerland (10)	Won 31-29, 16-21, 17-15	1:07
Sun, 8/7/2005	Semi-Finals	Joey Dykstra / Mark VanZwieten, United States (18)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:36
Sun, 8/7/2005	Bronze Medal	Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (11)	Won 12-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:47

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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Grzegorz Fijalek												Michal Matyja
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
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$46,500.00	World Tour Finals
59	1	5	4	4	12	23	6	4	0	$427,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
51	1	2	3	3	12	14	13	3	0	$144,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
128	2	8	8	7	29	41	25	8	0	$645,650.00	Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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
2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Grzegorz Fijalek													Michal Matyja
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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

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	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	3-1	75.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
2004-2005	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	3-1	75.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	6-2	75.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Matyja lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Kirsnys/Miseikis, Lithuania 1-0
8/6/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 1	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Kirsnys/Miseikis	2	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Peixoto/Pontes, Brazil 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Peixoto/Pontes	5	21-15, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Storeboe/Wergeland, Norway 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Storeboe/Wergeland	8	21-19, 21-10	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Jankowski/Sutter, Switzerland 1-0
8/6/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Winner 2	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Jankowski/Sutter	10	31-29, 16-21, 17-15	1:07
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/7/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Erdmann/Windscheif	11	12-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Dykstra/VanZwieten, United States 0-1
8/7/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Dykstra/VanZwieten	18	Fijalek/Matyja	17	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Kufa/Minarik, Czech Republic 1-0
8/5/05	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool E	Fijalek/Matyja	17	Kufa/Minarik	20	23-21, 21-17	0:39