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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023

(20, Q7) Piotr Kantor/Jakub Zdybek, Poland

Piotr Kantor
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sosnowiec

Resides:

Sosnowiec

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$439,025.00

Jakub Zdybek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 11, 1995 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wroclaw

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$24,212.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	2	2	1	0	US$42,000.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Maciej Rudol - 4th	Pawel Lewandowski - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	19, Q9	5	600	US$3,750.00

Challenge Portugal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 1	Krystof Oliva / Tadeas Trousil, Czech Republic (Q26)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:36
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 2	Calvin Aye / Quincy Aye, France (Q10)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool E	Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (5)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool E	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (8)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:30
Sat, 7/15/2023	Winner 1	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (1, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 7/15/2023	Winner 2	Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (21, Q8)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Sun, 7/16/2023	Semi-Finals	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (8)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:42
Sun, 7/16/2023	Bronze Medal	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (9)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 13-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 7-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1, Q1 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-0
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Hodges/Schubert	1, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Popov/Reznik	5	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 7 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 8 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Semi-Finals	Horl/Horst	8	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Horl/Horst	8	21-13, 21-11	0:30
Trail the series against # 9 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 0-2
7/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Mariano	9	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 2	Goncalves/Mariano	7	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	21-18, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 21, Q8 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-0
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q10 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Aye/Aye	Q10	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # Q25 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # Q26 Oliva/Trousil, Czech Republic 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Oliva/Trousil	Q26	21-16, 21-15	0:36