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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Haikou
November 2 - 5, 2023

(9) 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 Haikou Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	11	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	30	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q7	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	14, Q4	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	9, Q1	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	20, Q7	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	19, Q9	5	600	US$3,750.00

Challenge Haikou Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/3/2023	Pool D	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (16)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:47
Fri, 11/3/2023	Pool D	Gianluca Dal Corso / Marco Viscovich, Italy (21)	Lost By Forfeit	1:20
Sat, 11/4/2023	Winner 1	Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (23)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:36
Sat, 11/4/2023	Winner 2	Tri Bourne / Chaim Schalk, United States (14)	Lost 21-18, 20-22, 13-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 11-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brunner/Crabb, United States 0-1
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Brunner/Crabb	4	Kantor/Zdybek	9, Q1	25-23, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	2	Kantor/Zdybek	11	21-19, 21-16	0:39
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool D	Berntsen/Mol	16	Kantor/Zdybek	9, Q1	23-25, 21-12, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool F	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	Ha/Wu	18, Q7	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 11 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-1
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q10	Kantor/Zdybek	Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:40
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 # 13 Li/Wang, China 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Kantor/Zdybek	11	Li/Wang	14, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Series tied with # 14 Bourne/Schalk, United States 1-1
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 2	Bourne/Schalk	14	Kantor/Zdybek	9	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:57
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool F	Kantor/Zdybek	30	Bourne/Schalk	19	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 2-0
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Kantor/Zdybek	9	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:47
10/10/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Lucky Loser	Kantor/Zdybek	30	Carracher/Nicolaidis	34	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 17, Q8 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Breer/Krattiger	Q13	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 21 Dal Corso/Viscovich, Italy 0-1
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Dal Corso/Viscovich	21	Kantor/Zdybek	9	By Forfeit	1:20
Lead the series against # 23 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	9	Taovato/Tipjan	23	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q18 Bulgacs/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Zdybek	19, Q9	Bulgacs/Tocs	Q24	20-22, 21-19, 15-8	0:53