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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024

(12) Piotr Kantor/Jakub Zdybek, Poland

Piotr Kantor
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1992 (32 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 Recife Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	7	2	760	US$8,000.00
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 Recife Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool A	Daniel Dearing / Sam Schachter, Canada (13)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:38
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool A	Jonathan Jordan / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (24, Q21)	Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Sat, 3/23/2024	Lucky Loser	Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (19)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Kantor/Zdybek lead the series against the field 15-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Kantor/Zdybek	4	17-21, 21-17, 24-22	1:15
Trail the series against # 13 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 0-1
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Dearing/Schachter	13	Kantor/Zdybek	12	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 15, Q2 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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 17, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 19 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Lucky Loser	Felipe/Lima	19	Kantor/Zdybek	12	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 21, Q7 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 # 24, Q21 Jordan/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Kantor/Zdybek	12	Jordan/Metral	24, Q21	20-22, 21-15, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q1 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 2-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Kantor/Zdybek	4	Lupo/Rossi	9	21-18, 21-18	0:36
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Kantor/Zdybek	14, Q4	Lupo/Rossi	Q12	30-28, 21-11	0:46
Trail the series against # Q13 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 0-1
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool F	Aravena/Droguett	43	Kantor/Zdybek	30	30-28, 21-15	0:51
Lead the series against # Q16 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 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 # Q24 Leitner/Pascariuc, Austria 1-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool D	Kantor/Zdybek	4	Leitner/Pascariuc	21, Q6	30-28, 21-16	0:51