Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008
(20) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
Resides: Lodz
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$645,650.00
Mariusz Prudel
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Rybnik
Resides: Rybnik
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 124
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$503,736.51
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB861456182252185 US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10000000010 US$500.00
Overall881456192252195 US$937,800.00
Previous Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 17, Q5 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 7 17 16 US$500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 10 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 32, Q43 17 120 US$2,500.00
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (13) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:54
Thu, 10/9/2008 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 8-15 0:49
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 2 Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (30, Q17) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:58
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 3 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (12) Lost 21-16, 20-22, 12-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel trail the series against the field 6-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:40
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Marques/Solberg 1 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Fijalek/Prudel 20 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 2 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 12-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
Series tied with # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 12 Fijalek/Prudel 20 16-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:58
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 Gabathuler/Wenger 16 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 21-17, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Hoyer/Soderberg Q11 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Grotowski/Weaver, England 0-1
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 1 Grotowski/Weaver 9 Fijalek/Prudel 7 23-21, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 20 Berger/Nowotny 30, Q17 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q5 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Fijalek/Prudel 17, Q5 Gooding/Miedzybrodzki Q12 21-9, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # Q10 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Sidorenko/Yakovlev 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 20-22, 29-27 1:04