- I love to watch the polish pair when playing, Grzegorz Fijałek and Mariusz Prudel – they have great technical skills and keep on improving their level of the game, what could have been seen at the last Grand Slam Tournament in Beijing – said Reinder Nummerdor from the Netherlands, a European Champion from 1997 and three-time European Champion in beach volleyball. He also played together with Richard Schuil (the Olympic Games Champion from Atlanta in 1996).
- They played a great match against us in quarterfinal. For almost all the time of the meetings we had to chase them. In the third set we even managed to make up for the losses, however, finally they won. Still it is a young couple, so if they continue developing and training I am sure they will reach the podium and get the medals. I believe it is the couple of the future-said Nemmerdor about the Polish players.
- Furthermore, I have also noticed another polish pair Kądzioła/Szałankiewicz. They also present very well and improved their skills since the least years – noticed Nemmerdor.
- When speaking about our play, finally we managed to get our rhythm back. The beginning of the season has been tough, but in Beijing our condition improved. We took a lot of time to prepare ourselves to the season. I hope we will continue with good results till the end of the season. If we avoid the injury we used to have last season, it will be great. We look positively into the future – finished the champion from the Netherlands.
Polish beach volleyball players are already in Rome, where the World Championships will Begin on Monday, 13th-19th of June. 48 men’s and women’s pairs have been divided into 12 groups A-M, each composed of 4 teams. The group phase will take three days. Polish pairs Fijałek/Prudel and Kądzioła/Szałankiewicz, are in group F and D. 32 pair will promote to further phase of the tournament.