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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Chiang Mai
November 16 - 19, 2023

(7) 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 Chiang Mai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	9	5	600	US$3,750.00
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 Chiang Mai Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/17/2023	Pool F	Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (18, Q4)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:35
Fri, 11/17/2023	Pool F	Poravid Taovato / Pithak Tipjan, Thailand (6)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 11/18/2023	Lucky Loser	Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (11)	Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Sat, 11/18/2023	Winner 1	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (2)	Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
Sat, 11/18/2023	Winner 2	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (9)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Sun, 11/19/2023	Semi-Finals	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (19, Q6)	Won 23-25, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Sun, 11/19/2023	Gold Medal	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (4)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 18-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Hodges/Schubert	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
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 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Gold Medal	Immers/van de Velde	4	Kantor/Zdybek	7	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 2-0
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Taovato/Tipjan	6	21-18, 21-12	0:33
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Kantor/Zdybek	9	Taovato/Tipjan	23	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 2	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Pfretzschner/Winter	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Canet/Rotar, France 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Canet/Rotar	10	Kantor/Zdybek	11	21-15, 19-21, 31-29	1:05
Lead the series against # 11 Ha/Wu, China 2-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Lucky Loser	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Ha/Wu	11	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
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 # 12, Q1 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 # 13 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-0
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Lupo/Rossi	Q12	30-28, 21-11	0:46
Series tied with # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18, Q4 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool F	Breer/Krattiger	18, Q4	Kantor/Zdybek	7	21-16, 21-14	0:35
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Breer/Krattiger	Q13	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 3-0
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Semi-Finals	Kantor/Zdybek	7	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19, Q6	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
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 # 20, Q7 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 # Q20 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