Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mangaung Open
December 9 - 14, 2014
(5) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile
 
Esteban Grimalt
Chile
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 9, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Santiago
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 114
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$242,307.78
Marco Grimalt
Chile
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 11, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Queilen
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 114
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$242,307.78
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533374157Money
FIVB11452148029521231415131 US$484,532.15
Previous Mangaung Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/29-11/2/2014 Paraná Open 4 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 19 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q11 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 27, Q5 25th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 28, Q11 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam Q9 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Q6 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam Q5 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/6-10/2014 Puerto Vallarta Open 4 5th 300 US$3,375.00
Mangaung Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool E Cole Durant / Casey Grice, Australia (28, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 12/10/2014 Pool E Julian Horl / Daniel Hupfer, Austria (21) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 12/11/2014 Pool E Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (12) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 2 Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (26, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Fri, 12/12/2014 Winner 3 Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (2) Won 21-15, 16-21, 18-16 0:51
Sat, 12/13/2014 Semi-Finals Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (8) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:49
Sun, 12/14/2014 Gold Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt lead the series against the field 16-2 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
12/14/14FIVBMangaung Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 2 Brunner/Lucena, United States 1-0
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Brunner/Lucena 2 21-15, 16-21, 18-16 0:51
Lead the series against # 3 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson Q21 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 30, Q12 Grimalt/Grimalt Q5 21-15, 16-21, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 8 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
12/13/14FIVBMangaung Open Semi-Finals Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 8 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Grimalt/Grimalt Q9 Goldschmidt/Williams Q24 13-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
7/22/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 27, Q5 Eithun/Horrem Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:41
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 Eithun/Horrem Q6 21-14, 21-17 0:36
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q2 Eithun/Horrem 22 22-24, 21-17, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 2-0
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Poniewaz/Poniewaz 12 By Forfeit  
11/1/14FIVBParaná Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Poniewaz/Poniewaz 12 21-17, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Olson/Slick, United States 1-0
10/31/14FIVBParaná Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Olson/Slick 13 18-21, 27-25, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 17 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
5/7/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Dressler/Kunert 20 21-23, 21-13, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
5/7/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Faiga/Hilman 29, Q14 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Horl/Hupfer, Austria 2-0
12/10/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Horl/Hupfer 21 21-14, 21-14 0:36
10/30/14FIVBParaná Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Horl/Hupfer 20, Q2 21-13, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Caminati/Rossi 26, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Durant/Grice, Australia 1-0
12/10/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Durant/Grice 28, Q8 21-16, 21-14 0:39