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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Kusadasi Challenge
May 19 - 22, 2022

(1) 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 Kusadasi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	15, Q2	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	19, Q6	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q16	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q7	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-8/7/2021	Tokyo Olympic Games	17	9th	0	US$0.00
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

Kusadasi Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/20/2022	Pool A	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (24, Q18)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:30
Fri, 5/20/2022	Pool A	Alvaro Filho / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (12)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:51
Sat, 5/21/2022	Winner 1	Matthew Immers / Mart van Werkhoven, Netherlands (21, Q8)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:33
Sat, 5/21/2022	Winner 2	Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (7)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 11-21 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-7
6/4/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-17, 21-15	0:37
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-14, 20-22, 17-15	1:03
3/10/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool A	Samoilovs/Smedins	16	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-17, 21-13	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 7 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 2-1
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 2	Carambula/Rossi	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	1	21-19, 21-15	0:37
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 # 8 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 0-1
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 1	Luini/Penninga	21, Q9	Grimalt/Grimalt	19, Q6	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-2
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool C	Bourne/Crabb	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/3/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool E	Bourne/Crabb	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
8/28/20	FIVB	Montpellier One Star	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Filho/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	1	Filho/Goncalves	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Lucky Loser	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	20, Q6	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 19, Q4 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-2
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool C	Berntsen/Mol	30, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-18, 21-19	0:43
9/4/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Qualifier 2	Berntsen/Mol	29, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q4	21-17, 24-22	0:38
Lead the series against # 21, Q8 Immers/van Werkhoven, Netherlands 1-0
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	1	Immers/van Werkhoven	21, Q8	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q10 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Horl/Horst	22, Q10	16-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q18 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	1	Bedritis/Rinkevics	24, Q18	21-12, 21-10	0:30
Series tied with # Q9 Lewandowski/Zdybek, Poland 1-1
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	19, Q6	Lewandowski/Zdybek	Q11	21-16, 21-23, 15-11	0:59
3/16/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Qualifier 1	Lewandowski/Zdybek	Q26	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q7	21-16, 21-19	0:37