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August 10 - 14, 2011

(2) 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:

Tournaments:

163

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Baden 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$706,317.41

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:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Baden 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$558,089.37

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
CEV	21	1	0	3	1	5	2	6	1	0	1	1	US$93,370.29
CEV Under Age	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	86	1	4	5	6	18	2	25	2	18	0	5	US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	111	3	5	8	7	24	4	31	3	19	1	6	US$1,031,170.29

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2008	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	4	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	5	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	5	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	13	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	30	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	24	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	11	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	14	17	120	US$2,800.00
CEV	8/12-15/2010	European Championship Final	4	9	320	€ 2,500.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	4	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/20-25/2010	Marseille Open	3	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	8	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	9	5	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	19	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	17	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	17	5	360	US$9,100.00
CEV	9/16-19/2009	European Championship Final	10	5	480	€ 2,500.00
CEV	9/9-13/2009	English Masters	9	9	240	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	14	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	21, Q3	9	240	US$6,000.00

CEV European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool K	Murat Giginoglu / Nuri Sahin, Türkiye (31)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:35
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool K	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (18)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool K	Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15)	Won 25-23, 17-21, 15-12	0:52
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 39-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-5
7/10/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	22-20, 21-17	0:44
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-15, 21-16	0:42
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	30	21-15, 21-16	0:41
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:59
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	23-21, 21-13	0:47
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fijalek/Prudel	21, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 3-1
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	21-18, 21-12	0:36
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	28-26, 21-12	0:43
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-18, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-0
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	22-20, 21-12	0:39
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Erdmann/Matysik	11	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Plavins/Smedins	20	22-20, 21-15	0:38
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Plavins/Smedins	13	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Plavins/Smedins	11	17-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:53
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-5
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Fijalek/Prudel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:42
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	20-22, 21-17, 15-7	0:53
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	24	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	21-16, 21-17	0:37
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	21-17, 28-30, 16-14	1:13
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-14, 21-13	0:34
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-14, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-1
7/3/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 21-14	0:37
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	30	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Skarlund/Spinnangr	27	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:58
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	11-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-5
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Fijalek/Prudel	8	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:49
5/29/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Klemperer/Koreng	7	24-22, 21-6	0:49
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Fijalek/Prudel	27, Q9	21-18, 21-14	0:41
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	24-22, 21-16	0:50
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Klemperer/Koreng	2	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 4-4
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Benes/Kubala	15	25-23, 17-21, 15-12	0:52
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Benes/Kubala	22	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Benes/Kubala	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	16-21, 21-18, 20-18	0:56
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Benes/Kubala	7	21-15, 21-19	0:41
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Benes/Kubala	20	Fijalek/Prudel	14	21-19, 21-17	0:38
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Benes/Kubala	24	21-16, 21-19	0:43
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 2	Benes/Kubala	31, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	17	21-19, 21-19	0:49
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Benes/Kubala	13, Q3	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-18, 21-9	0:31
Series tied with # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-2
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-17, 21-16	0:34
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	1:03
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-15, 21-13	0:34
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	Fijalek/Prudel	17	16-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Babich/Ioisher	16	18-21, 21-9, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23	21-18, 22-20	0:47
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17, Q2	Fijalek/Prudel	27, Q9	24-22, 16-21, 15-13	1:03
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	2	Fijalek/Prudel	17, Q5	12-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Gabathuler/Schnider	24, Q6	30-28, 21-18	0:49
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gabathuler/Schnider	10	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	1:02
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q9	26-24, 20-22, 16-14	1:12
Lead the series against # 25 Horst/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Horst/Mullner	29, Q12	21-12, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Caics/Smedins	21	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 27 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Laciga/Weingart	25, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q11	Fijalek/Prudel	4	21-18, 13-21, 15-11	0:55
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Fijalek/Prudel	17	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q6	21-19, 21-19	0:44
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Fijalek/Prudel	32, Q43	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q11	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Sahin, Türkiye 1-0
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool K	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Giginoglu/Sahin	31	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool L	Fijalek/Prudel	19	Doppler/Mellitzer	30, Q16	21-12, 21-19	0:39