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€ 50,000 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters
May 28 - 31, 2014

(3) 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 Baden Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Mariusz Prudel - 7th	Grzegorz Fijalek - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/31-8/4/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	5	3	400	€ 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
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	5	25	80	€ 500.00

2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/30/2014	Winner 1	Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Ficosecco, Italy (14, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Fri, 5/30/2014	Winner 2	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (11)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:53
Fri, 5/30/2014	Winner 3	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (2)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:36
Sat, 5/31/2014	Semi-Finals	Tim Holler / Jonas Schroder, Germany (16, Q9)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:35
Sat, 5/31/2014	Gold Medal	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (4)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:34

Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel lead the series against the field 23-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-4
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Gavira/Herrera	2	22-20, 21-17	0:36
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 # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
5/31/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Gold Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Doppler/Horst	4	21-18, 21-14	0:34
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 7 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 5-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Huber/Seidl	23, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:40
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Huber/Seidl	13	21-18, 21-16	0:37
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Huber/Seidl	16	21-16, 23-21	0:44
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 # 10 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 # 11 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Dittelbach/Koreng	11	21-18, 24-22	0:53
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Casadei/Ficosecco	14, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 16, Q9 Holler/Schroder, Germany 1-0
5/31/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Holler/Schroder	16, Q9	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # Q1 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Mullner/Wutzl	27, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:36
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