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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(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:

128

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

124

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$503,736.51

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	86	1	4	5	6	18	2	25	2	18	5	US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$500.00
Overall	88	1	4	5	6	19	2	25	2	19	5	US$937,800.00

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	6	1	800	US$70,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	6	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	13	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	13	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	14	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	12	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	10	9	400	US$5,500.00
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

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool B	Avery Drost / Casey Jennings, United States (31, Q13)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:35
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool B	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (18)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:39
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool B	Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (15, Q1)	Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:52
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 2	Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (29)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:37
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 3	Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (9)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:46
Sat, 7/26/2014	Semi-Finals	Theo Brunner / Todd Rogers, United States (25, Q3)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:38
Sun, 7/27/2014	Gold Medal	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1)	Lost 24-22, 17-21, 9-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 42-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
7/27/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Fijalek/Prudel	2	22-24, 21-17, 15-9	1:00
7/20/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:59
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	21-16, 21-16	0:36
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-3
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Fijalek/Prudel	13	18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Lupo/Nicolai	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:57
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
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Rego/Solberg	8	24-22, 23-21	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 2-0
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Doherty/Lucena	11	19-21, 21-11, 15-8	0:47
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Doherty/Lucena	11	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fijalek/Prudel	19	21-12, 21-18	0:32
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
Series tied with # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Filho/Santos	9	21-19, 23-21	0:46
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Filho/Santos	3	18-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 15-21, 15-11
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	12	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	23-21, 21-17	0:42
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	23	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bourne/Hyden	27, Q7	Fijalek/Prudel	13	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Bourne/Hyden	28, Q20	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Fijalek/Prudel	11	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-2
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
Lead the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
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
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 3-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Felipe/Goncalves	15, Q1	21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:52
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Felipe/Goncalves	11	Fijalek/Prudel	6	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Felipe/Goncalves	5, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:39
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	21-15, 21-13	0:33
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Felipe/Goncalves	23, Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Bockermann/Urbatzka	22	20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:52
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	18	21-17, 21-11	0:39
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19	21-12, 21-10	0:30
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	21	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19, Q15	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:50
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	14-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Kapa/McHugh	24	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Ranghieri/Tomatis	22	21-15, 21-16	0:37
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Brunner/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Brunner/Rogers	25, Q3	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	25	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Hatch/Redmann	27, Q10	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:51
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q3	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Plavins/Solovejs	29	21-18, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Drost/Jennings, United States 1-0
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Drost/Jennings	31, Q13	21-13, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	5	Chevallier/Strasser	28	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Mullner/Wutzl	27, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:36