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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(21, Q3) Michal Kadziola/Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland

Michal Krzysztof Kadziola
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 28, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dabrowa Gornicza

Resides:

Lodz

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$207,823.13

Jakub Szalankiewicz
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Staszow

Resides:

Staszow

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$258,758.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	88	0	0	0	2	8	0	16	2	27	1	16	8	7	1	US$411,025.00
FIVB Age Group WC	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$950.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	94	2	0	0	2	10	0	17	2	27	1	16	8	7	1	US$411,975.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	17	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q15	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	9	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	22	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q20	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	9	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	7/11-15/2007	Under 19 World Championships	1	1	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/28-7/1/2007	Brno Challenger	23, Q28	9	32	US$950.00

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Qualifier 2	Shinya Inoue / Tarou Suzuki, Japan (Q19)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:34
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 1	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (12)	Lost 32-34, 19-21	0:56
Wed, 10/8/2008	Contender 1	Abdullah Kaabi / Ali Mohammad, United Arab Emirates (28)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
Thu, 10/9/2008	Contender 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:03
Thu, 10/9/2008	Contender 3	Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (13)	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	34-32, 21-19	0:56
Trail the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 3	Dyachenko/Kulinich	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	21-14, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Kaabi/Mohammad, United Arab Emirates 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	Kaabi/Mohammad	28	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 Inoue/Suzuki, Japan 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	Inoue/Suzuki	Q19	21-15, 21-13	0:34