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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013

(5) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2009	Mariusz Prudel - 17th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 17th
FIVB 2010	Mariusz Prudel - 5th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 5th
FIVB 2012	Mariusz Prudel - 9th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	10	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	1	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	5	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	7	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	6	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	7	5	300	US$6,500.00
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	9	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/28-8/9/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	9	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	15	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	12	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	7	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	5	9	320	US$8,000.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	5	25	80	€ 500.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	1	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	3	4	420	US$11,200.00
CEV	8/10-14/2011	CEV European Championship Final	2	9	320	€ 2,500.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2013	Pool N	Yury Bogatov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (28)	Won 21-14, 21-7	0:33
Thu, 8/1/2013	Pool N	Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (21)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 8/2/2013	Pool N	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (12)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:40
Sat, 8/3/2013	Winner 2	Mirco Gerson / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (24)	Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Sat, 8/3/2013	Winner 3	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (10)	Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Sun, 8/4/2013	Semi-Finals	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (1)	Lost 21-15, 13-21, 8-15	0:49
Sun, 8/4/2013	Bronze Medal	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (3)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:44

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 41-24

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Fijalek/Prudel	5	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:49
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-11, 15-21, 15-8	0:46
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	19-21, 21-12, 20-18	0:58
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	18-21, 21-16, 15-7	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 29-31, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-2
8/4/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Lupo/Nicolai	3	22-20, 21-16	0:44
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:54
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-18, 23-21	0:43
8/27/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Fijalek/Prudel	1	9-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:38
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Lupo/Nicolai	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Doppler/Horst	25	22-20, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 5-2
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 17-21, 20-18	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 21-17	0:39
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-14, 21-17	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-10, 21-14	0:30
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	25-23, 21-19	0:45
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fijalek/Prudel	9	21-18, 21-8	0:32
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gavira/Herrera	10	21-15, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	21-18, 21-16	0:40
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Huber/Seidl	24, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 5-2
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-19, 25-23	0:42
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	18-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	21-12, 21-18	0:39
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-17, 21-12	0:45
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Fijalek/Prudel	11	25-23, 21-13	0:35
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14, Q8	21-14, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 3-1
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Dollinger/Windscheif	10	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Dollinger/Windscheif	10	15-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:56
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Dollinger/Windscheif	25, Q4	21-18, 21-16	0:38
11/1/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Bronze Medal	Dollinger/Windscheif	21, Q5	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-0
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Koshkarev/Semenov	24	21-18, 21-13	0:35
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Koshkarev/Semenov	26, Q7	21-18, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Bockermann/Urbatzka	12	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kantor/Losiak	32	21-12, 19-21, 15-8	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gabathuler/Weingart	26	21-16, 21-17	0:42
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gabathuler/Weingart	23, Q7	23-21, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Smedins/Sorokins	26, Q5	21-15, 21-10	0:35
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Smedins/Sorokins	22	21-11, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	26	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:04
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	23	28-26, 21-11	0:47
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-7
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Fijalek/Prudel	1	21-18, 21-16	0:41
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
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 # 21 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Popov/Samoday	21	22-20, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Mullner/Wutzl	21	Fijalek/Prudel	5	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Gerson/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Gerson/Strasser	24	21-15, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 28 Bogatov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Bogatov/Pastukhov	28	21-14, 21-7	0:33