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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava
June 5 - 9, 2024

(Q2) 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 Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2019	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2021	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2023	Marco Grimalt - 13th	Esteban Grimalt - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	5	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	14, Q4	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	18, Q5	1st	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	16, Q11	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	Q7	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	17, Q4	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	Q5	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Q5	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	14	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	15, Q8	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q6	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	8	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	2	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	10	5th	760	US$8,000.00

Elite16 Ostrava Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/5/2024	Qualifier 1	Leon Luini / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (16, Q15)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 10-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 27-51 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-4
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Perusic/Schweiner	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q8	21-15, 21-17	0:38
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-15, 26-24	0:43
7/9/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Gold Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Perusic/Schweiner	4	21-19, 22-20	0:42
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool D	Perusic/Schweiner	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-16, 21-16	0:37
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 # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-4
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-17, 21-15	0:37
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	18-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:44
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	21-17, 21-15	0:33
8/28/20	FIVB	Montpellier One Star	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-5
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	21-12, 21-15	0:32
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	23-21, 21-17	0:41
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-15, 21-11	0:33
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-12, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
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 # 4 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-1
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 2-4
5/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Winner 1	Loyola/Wanderley	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	19-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:57
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
11/15/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	Loyola/Wanderley	11	21-18, 21-16	0:37
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	Loyola/Wanderley	10	21-18, 21-17	0:34
7/21/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 1-4
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q8	21-16, 21-13	0:34
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	Ehlers/Wickler	5	21-17, 12-21, 15-13	0:47
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
10/2/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Immers/van de Velde	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Benesh/Partain	13, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 3-4
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-15, 21-13	0:36
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-18, 21-18	0:38
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	6	22-20, 27-25	0:46
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Tijan/Younousse	1	21-14, 21-17	0:31
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
Lead the series against # 13, Q3 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 2-0
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
Trail the series against # 14, Q9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-2
5/31/24	FIVB	Challenge Stare Jablonki	Pool E	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	20, Q5	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	25-23, 21-14	0:39
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Gold Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	21	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Gauthier-Rat/Krou	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 15, Q13 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-0
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	17, Q4	Kantor/Zdybek	8	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
Series tied with # 16, Q15 Luini/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Luini/Varenhorst	16, Q15	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q2	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Luini/Varenhorst	14	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:44
Series tied with # Q1 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-1
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	Budinger/Evans	Q3	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:49
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Budinger/Evans	16, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-12, 23-25, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-4
5/2/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	21-17, 21-16	0:35
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-14, 22-20	0:37
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-17, 21-17	0:34
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
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 # Q5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-7
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:36
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q1	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	16-21, 21-11, 22-20	1:01
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 # Q6 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 1-1
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool F	Hodges/Schubert	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	21-19, 18-21, 19-17	0:54
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q8	Hodges/Schubert	16, Q1	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # Q7 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 2-1
5/1/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	Q5	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:43
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool K	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	35	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	24-22, 21-16	0:42
6/14/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Lucky Loser	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	25	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # Q8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Felipe/Lima	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	11-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Horl/Horst, Austria 3-2
5/31/24	FIVB	Challenge Stare Jablonki	Pool E	Horl/Horst	17, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	Horl/Horst	11	21-16, 21-14	0:37
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Horl/Horst	8	19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:02
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Horl/Horst	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	17, Q4	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:54
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 # Q11 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	Carambula/Ranghieri	10	22-20, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # Q12 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-1
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool K	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	Bassereau/Lyneel	38	22-20, 21-13	0:35
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 2	Bassereau/Lyneel	16, Q8	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q1	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:46