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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Open
April 29 - May 3, 2009

(11) 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 Shanghai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	15	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	12	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	8	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	21, Q3	13	180	US$3,900.00
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

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/1/2009	Winner 1	Florian Huth / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (22)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 12-15	0:46
Fri, 5/1/2009	Contender 1	Roman Arkaev / Alexander Likholetov, Russia (27, Q13)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 5/1/2009	Contender 2	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (12)	Lost 21-14, 17-21, 13-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Kadziola/Szalankiewicz lead the series against the field 8-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 12 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 3	Cadieux/VanHuizen	16	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	21-17, 21-19	1:03
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Hernandez/Villafane	14	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Series tied with # 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-1
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Dyachenko/Kulinich	18	21-15, 21-13	0:38
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 # 18 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-23, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 20, Q6 Biza/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
10/31/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	Biza/Rotrekl	29, Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 Huth/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Huth/Urbatzka	22	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q13 Arkaev/Likholetov, Russia 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Arkaev/Likholetov	27, Q13	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Henriquez/Mussa	25, Q6	27-25, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	17	Boehm/McHugh	12	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # Q7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
3/25/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	26, Q13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q20	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Kobbevik/Leite	21, Q6	21-12, 21-10	0:36