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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 11, 2017

(23) 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:

Tournaments:

114

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

114

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$242,307.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	114	5	2	1	4	8	0	29	5	21	2	3	14	15	1	3	1	US$484,532.15

Previous Fort Lauderdale Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2016	Long Beach Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	20	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	Q3	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	8	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	7	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	11	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	11	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	15	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	22	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	13	9th	240	US$2,000.00

Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool G	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (10)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:33
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool G	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (7)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:31
Thu, 2/9/2017	Pool G	Kay Matysik / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (26, Q4)	Won 22-20, 21-14	0:38
Thu, 2/9/2017	Winner 1	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 16-18	0:40

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 17-24 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool F	Dalhausser/Lucena	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	22	21-16, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-3
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:40
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-4
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-19, 21-19	0:33
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-18, 23-21	0:36
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-18, 21-15	0:35
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool F	Kantor/Losiak	22	Grimalt/Grimalt	27, Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-19, 21-19	0:39
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Gavira/Herrera	12	24-22, 17-21, 20-18	0:58
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	21-13, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-18	0:31
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Saxton/Schalk	1	24-26, 30-28, 15-9	0:58
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 21-17	0:33
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	15-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Lupo/Nicolai	10	15-21, 21-19, 24-22	0:56
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Doppler/Horst	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q7	24-22, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-2
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Bockermann/Fluggen	11	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-17, 21-14	0:31
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-19, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
10/25/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Bronze Medal	Plavins/Regza	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 3-1
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Dressler/Kunert	22, Q1	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-15, 21-12	0:29
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Dressler/Kunert	20, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:56
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Dressler/Kunert	25, Q8	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	1:03
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Dressler/Kunert	20	21-23, 21-13, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Matysik/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Matysik/Walkenhorst	26, Q4	22-20, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 3-1
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	27, Q11	21-15, 21-15	0:33
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	By Forfeit
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	21-17, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	Koekelkoren/van Walle	22	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Koekelkoren/van Walle	14	21-11, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 3-1
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Faiga/Hilman	20	21-18, 21-15	0:35
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Faiga/Hilman	28, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Faiga/Hilman	24, Q6	22-20, 21-18	0:39
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Faiga/Hilman	29, Q14	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # Q15 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 0-1
5/24/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Finsters/Tocs	32, Q19	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q3	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:43