Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 São Paulo Grand Slam
October 8 - 13, 2013
(10) 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 São Paulo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 11 5 480 US$10,000.00
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
São Paulo Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/9/2013 Pool G Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (23) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:38
Thu, 10/10/2013 Pool G Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (26, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Thu, 10/10/2013 Pool G Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (7) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:47
Fri, 10/11/2013 Winner 1 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (13) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 10/11/2013 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Lost 17-21, 22-20, 12-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 27-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 15-21, 15-11  
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 12 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Schmidt/Solberg 5 Fijalek/Prudel 1 21-17, 21-16 0:43
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Schmidt/Solberg 4 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-13, 21-16 0:34
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Schmidt/Solberg 2 Fijalek/Prudel 6 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 10 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Patterson 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fijalek/Prudel 19 21-12, 21-18 0:32
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 25-23, 21-19 0:45
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-18, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-11, 15-21, 15-8 0:46
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 19-21, 21-12, 20-18 0:58
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 2-4
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 10 Cerutti/Rego 7 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:47
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 7 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-16, 21-17 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
8/6/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:57
8/21/11FIVBÅland Open Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 26-24, 16-21, 16-14 0:59
7/10/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 1-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Felipe/Goncalves 13, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 11 21-15, 21-13 0:33
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Felipe/Goncalves 23, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-2
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 12 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-16, 17-21, 20-18 0:59
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Erdmann/Matysik 12 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 6 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-14, 21-17 0:37
7/31/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 4 Erdmann/Matysik 13 22-20, 21-12 0:39
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 4 Erdmann/Matysik 13 21-16, 21-15 0:35
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-2
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Lupo/Nicolai 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:57
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Fijalek/Prudel 1 9-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:38
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-0
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Koshkarev/Semenov 24 21-18, 21-13 0:35
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Koshkarev/Semenov 26, Q7 21-18, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Huber/Seidl 13 21-18, 21-16 0:37
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Huber/Seidl 16 21-16, 23-21 0:44
6/16/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 7 Huber/Seidl 22, Q1 21-18, 21-16 0:40
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Fijalek/Prudel 9 Huber/Seidl 24, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19, Q15 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Kantor/Losiak 32 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Eithun/Horrem 26 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:04
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 7 Eithun/Horrem 23 28-26, 21-11 0:47
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q6 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 23 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Stiekema/Varenhorst 23 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-18, 21-19 0:38
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Fijalek/Prudel 5 Chevallier/Strasser 28 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 25 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Fijalek/Prudel 10 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 27 21-15, 21-11 0:37