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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 11 - 16, 2019

(18, Q1) 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 Doha Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-10/2019	Sydney Three Star	2	1st	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/17-21/2018	Las Vegas Four Star	17	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2018	Moscow Four Star	20, Q1	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/5/2018	Vienna Major	28, Q8	25th	360	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2018	Tokyo Three Star	7	1st	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2018	Gstaad Major	Q3	33rd	240	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2018	Espinho Four Star	18	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2018	Poland Four Star	25, Q4	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2018	Ostrava Four Star	23, Q5	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/16-20/2018	Itapema Four Star	18	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/9-13/2018	Lucerne Three Star	5	25th	180	US$1,000.00

Doha Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/12/2019	Qualifier 2	Nils Ehlers / Lars Fluggen, Germany (Q16)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:31
Wed, 3/13/2019	Pool B	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:35
Wed, 3/13/2019	Pool B	Tamer Abdelrasoul / Assam Mahmoud, Qatar (31)	Won 21-8, 21-16	0:30
Thu, 3/14/2019	Winner 1	Hendrik Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (11)	Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:46
Thu, 3/14/2019	Winner 2	Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (14)	Won 11-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:41
Fri, 3/15/2019	Winner 3	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8)	Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:45
Fri, 3/15/2019	Semi-Finals	Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (2)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
Sat, 3/16/2019	Gold Medal	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (17)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:33

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 25-30 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
7/28/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	1	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	27-25, 29-27	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-0
3/15/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Bryl/Fijalek	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
6/29/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:44
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 # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:45
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q4	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-5
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	30, Q13	21-11, 21-15	0:30
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 # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:32
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-4
3/15/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:45
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
6/28/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-13, 15-21, 17-15	0:46
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
Lead the series against # 11 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
3/14/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Mol/Sorum	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/9/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool D	Cerutti/Loyola	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	20, Q1	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 2-1
3/14/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	14	11-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:41
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	10, Q1	26-24, 21-14	0:37
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Lucky Loser	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	16, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool B	Doppler/Horst	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:35
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 # 17 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
3/16/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Gold Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Dalhausser/Lucena	17	21-15, 21-15	0:33
6/30/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-11, 37-35	0:50
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 # 24, Q3 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-2
10/18/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Pool A	Filho/Santos	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-17, 21-17	0:40
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool B	Filho/Santos	18	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-18, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q8	Beeler/Krattiger	Q9	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 4-1
6/20/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	23, Q5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	Q21	14-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:40
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	31	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	0:47
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	15	21-16, 21-17	0:36
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	20-22, 22-20, 15-9	0:54
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 3-0
3/9/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	18	19-21, 29-27, 17-15	1:06
3/7/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	18	25-23, 21-14	0:39
7/27/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Nolvak/Tiisaar	13	21-13, 18-21, 15-6	0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Abdelrasoul/Mahmoud, Qatar 1-0
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Abdelrasoul/Mahmoud	31	21-8, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # Q8 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-0
7/26/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Evans/Kolinske	10	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-0
3/10/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Gold Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Carambula/Rossi	25, Q4	21-18, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/20/17	FIVB	Olsztyn Four Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	18	21-18, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
3/12/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Ehlers/Fluggen	Q16	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Series tied with # Q18 Horl/Winter, Austria 1-1
3/8/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Horl/Winter	24, Q3	21-15, 21-18	0:31
5/11/18	FIVB	Lucerne Three Star	Pool E	Horl/Winter	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-19, 21-14	0:31