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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Tokyo Olympic Games
July 24 - August 7, 2021

(17) 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 Tokyo Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Marco Grimalt - 1st	Esteban Grimalt - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	19	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	21	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2021	Sochi 4 Star	19	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	17	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Q4	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Q1	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	20	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2020	Montpellier One Star	2	5th	0	€ 300.00
FIVB	3/9-13/2020	Doha Four Star	17	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	14	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/3-8/2019	World Tour Finals Rome	Q4	33rd	240	US$0.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2019	Moscow Four Star	16	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	26	9th	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	18	4th	560	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	19	17th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	10	37th	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	9	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	7	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	9	5th	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	12	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	18, Q1	1st	800	US$20,000.00
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

Tokyo Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 7/25/2021

Pool E

Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (8)

Lost 15-21, 21-16, 12-15

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	Total	35	16	1	0.429	0	5	0	6
	1	12	7	1	0.500	0	2	0	4
	2	11	4	0	0.364	0	1	0	2
	3	12	5	0	0.417	0	2	0	0
Marco Grimalt	Total	9	5	2	0.333	3	2	0	0
	1	2	0	0	0.000	1	0	0	0
	2	4	3	0	0.750	1	2	0	0
	3	3	2	2	0.000	1	0	0	0

Tue, 7/27/2021

Pool E

Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (5)

Lost 17-21, 18-21

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	Total	33	16	5	0.333	0	6	1	1
	1	14	5	2	0.214	0	3	1	1
	2	19	11	3	0.421	0	3	0	0
Marco Grimalt	Total	14	8	4	0.286	5	4	0	0
	1	10	4	4	0.000	4	4	0	0
	2	4	4	0	1.000	1	0	0	0

Fri, 7/30/2021

Pool E

Mohamed Abicha / Zouheir Elgraoui, Morocco (20)

Won 21-14, 21-12

0:32

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	Total	27	20	2	0.667	0	12	0	3
	1	20	13	2	0.550	0	9	0	0
	2	7	7	0	1.000	0	3	0	3
Marco Grimalt	Total	7	5	0	0.714	3	1	0	1
	1	3	2	0	0.667	1	1	0	1
	2	4	3	0	0.750	2	0	0	0

Sat, 7/31/2021

Lucky Loser

Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (22)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	Total	24	11	5	0.250	1	7	1	4
	1	7	5	1	0.571	1	3	1	3
	2	17	6	4	0.118	0	4	0	1
Marco Grimalt	Total	18	10	1	0.500	3	5	0	0
	1	12	5	0	0.417	1	3	0	0
	2	6	5	1	0.667	2	2	0	0

Mon, 8/2/2021

Winner 1

Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russian Olympic Committee (12)

Lost 16-21, 16-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	Total	32	13	6	0.219	0	12	1	3
	1	13	6	2	0.308	0	5	1	2
	2	19	7	4	0.158	0	7	0	1
Marco Grimalt	Total	17	9	4	0.294	2	2	0	1
	1	6	3	1	0.333	1	0	0	0
	2	11	6	3	0.273	1	2	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Esteban Grimalt	151	76	19	0.377	1	42	3	17
Marco Grimalt	65	37	11	0.400	16	14	0	2
Total	216	113	30	0.384	17	56	3	19
Opponents	236	134	45	0.377	17	59	9	33

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Marco Grimalt - 19th	Esteban Grimalt - 19th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Marco Grimalt - 37th	Esteban Grimalt - 37th
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2022	World Championships	Rome	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2022	World Tour Finals	Doha	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 18-34 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
7/7/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Mol/Sorum	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Tijan/Younousse	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-16, 21-19	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 4 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 2	Cerutti/Filho	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
7/27/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool E	Bryl/Fijalek	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-17, 21-18	0:47
3/15/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Bryl/Fijalek	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	Thole/Wickler	3	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 8 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
7/25/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool E	Goncalves/Schmidt	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:57
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Goncalves/Schmidt	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	26-24, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	17	21-16, 21-13	0:32
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 # 11 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Perusic/Schweiner	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Leshukov/Semenov, Russian Olympic Committee 0-2
8/2/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Winner 1	Leshukov/Semenov	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-16, 21-16	0:42
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool B	Leshukov/Semenov	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-6
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	Gavira/Herrera	10	23-25, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
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
Series tied with # 14 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-1
7/21/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Bronze Medal	Plavins/Tocs	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-13, 21-18	0:44
8/10/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	20, Q1	Plavins/Tocs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 2-0
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	Carambula/Rossi	5	28-26, 13-21, 15-11	0:59
3/10/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Gold Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Carambula/Rossi	25, Q4	21-18, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Lucena	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-12, 26-24	0:42
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
Series tied with # 18 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 4-4
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-19, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 19 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-6
4/26/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 1	Kantor/Losiak	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	19-21, 30-28, 15-13	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 20 Abicha/Elgraoui, Morocco 1-0
7/30/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	Abicha/Elgraoui	20	21-14, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Azaad/Capogrosso	29, Q14	21-18, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 22 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 2-2
7/31/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	Gerson/Heidrich	22	21-17, 21-18	0:44
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool D	Gerson/Heidrich	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:57
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Gerson/Heidrich	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	16	21-19, 21-18	0:34
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	Gerson/Heidrich	21	24-22, 21-16	0:37