European Championship Tour
€ 80,000 Masters Final
September 19 - 21, 2008
(7) Grzegorz Fijalek/Mariusz Prudel, Poland
 
Grzegorz Fijalek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Wadowice
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 163
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2014)
Career Winnings: US$706,317.41
Mariusz Prudel
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 21, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Rybnik
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 83 kg (183 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 154
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2014)
Career Winnings: US$558,089.37
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2011
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
CEV2110315261011 US$93,370.29
CEV Under Age211000000000 US$0.00
FIVB8614561822521805 US$937,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100000000100 US$500.00
Overall11135872443131916 US$1,031,170.29
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/11-14/2008 English Masters 7 13th 180 € 1,200.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 17, Q5 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV Under Age 7/24-27/2008 CEV U23 European Championships 1st 200 € 0.00
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 10 5th 480 € 5,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 7 17th 16 US$500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 10 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 6 7th 300 € 2,200.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 11 3rd 480 € 5,700.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 11 9th 240 € 1,800.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 32, Q43 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q12 21st 60 € 0.00
Russian Masters Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/19/2008 Pool B Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:38
Fri, 9/19/2008 Pool B David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (3) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:41
Sat, 9/20/2008 Pool B Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200001000100 $0.00
World Championships300001000200 $32,000.00
World Tour Finals100001000000 $9,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam511434100200540 $748,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open29002252521010 $148,300.00
Challenger100000000100 $500.00
U21 World Championships100001000000 $0.00
Confederation Championship900204020010 $41,500.00
Total9714762322721960 $979,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Grzegorz Fijalek Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000011100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000010100 $0.00
5000011300 $25,000.00 World Championships4000010300 $19,500.00
3010010010 $46,500.00 World Tour Finals1000010000 $4,500.00
5915441223640 $427,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5814341020560 $377,750.00
51123312141330 $144,650.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open4500229111310 $93,275.00
2000010100 $2,250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11101032200 $8,075.00
1000000100 $250.00 Challenger1000000100 $250.00
2000011000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000010010 $0.00
2001001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
14002055110 $26,125.00 Confederation Championship12002053110 $23,125.00
1422810734462690 $671,775.00 Total136248631362690 $526,475.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB300000000300 $7,500.00 7653.8 %
2008FIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
2008CEV700102111100 $18,800.00 121250.0 %
TotalFIVB300000000300 $7,500.00 7653.8 %
TotalFIVB C&S100000000100 $500.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 3260.0 %
TotalCEV700102111100 $18,800.00 121250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Grzegorz Fijalek  Mariusz Prudel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
1001000000 $0.00 2004CEV Under Age          
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1001000000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2005CEV Under Age1010000000 $0.00
           2006FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2006CEV Under Age          
           2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
6000002202 $2,050.00 2007CEV3000000201 $250.00
3000000300 $3,750.00 2008FIVB3000000300 $3,750.00
1000000100 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
7001032100 $9,400.00 2008CEV7001032100 $9,400.00
1100000000 $0.00 2008CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
25123046702 $15,450.00 TotalTotal22111042715 $13,650.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall32 65.3% 10 20.4% 7 14.3% 42-7 85.7% 11 31.4% 8 22.9% 16 45.7% 11-24 31.4% 32-16 66.7% 21-15 58.3% 21 55-32 63.2%
2007-20086 54.5% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 8-3 72.7% 3 25.0% 4 33.3% 5 41.7% 3-9 25.0% 6-5 54.5% 5-7 41.7% 10 12-12 50.0%
Against the Field2 28.6% 2 28.6% 3 42.9% 4-3 57.1% 1 10.0% 1 10.0% 8 80.0% 1-9 10.0% 4-14 22.2% 6-8 42.9% 10 6-11 35.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000033011100000045
World Championships0000810023000000104
World Tour Finals000011001100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00201074600503557341416896
Challenge/Four Star/Open00601260031280422008260
Challenger000000000100000002
U21 World Championships000021001100000032
Confederation Championship000021300960220003212
Total0080154610195765137614301183
Head to Head Results
Fijalek/Prudel trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-14, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Klemperer/Koreng 3 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Klemperer/Koreng 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:15
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Heuscher/Heyer 2 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Fijalek/Prudel 10 12-21, 21-15, 18-16 0:58
Series tied with # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 6 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12
Lead the series against # 8 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Luna/Marco 7 21-16, 21-17 0:38