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US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Gstaad
July 3 - 7, 2024

(8) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Esteban Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 9, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santiago

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

129

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$274,307.78

Marco Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 11, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Queilen

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

129

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$274,307.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	129	5	2	2	4	8	0	32	8	24	4	3	16	15	1	3	1	US$548,532.15

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2014	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2017	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2018	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2019	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2021	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2022	Marco Grimalt - 1st	Esteban Grimalt - 1st
2023	Marco Grimalt - 5th	Esteban Grimalt - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	Q2	21st	340	US$0.00
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 Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/4/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 11-15	0:49
Thu, 7/4/2024	Pool A	Leo Dillier / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (16, Q15)	Won 21-14, 30-28	0:46
Fri, 7/5/2024	Pool A	David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:36
Fri, 7/5/2024	Winner 1	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (10)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:33

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$47,200.00
World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	56	1	0	2	1	2	0	12	8	13	9	0	$296,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	2	0	3	5	0	16	0	13	6	0	$176,275.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$21,300.00
Total	129	5	2	2	4	8	0	32	8	31	16	0	$548,475.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Esteban Grimalt												Marco Grimalt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$23,600.00	World Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$23,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
56	1	0	2	1	2	20	13	9	0	$148,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	56	1	0	2	1	2	20	13	9	0	$148,100.00
56	2	2	0	3	5	16	13	6	0	$88,137.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	2	0	3	5	16	13	6	0	$88,137.50
5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$10,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$10,650.00
129	5	2	2	4	8	40	31	16	0	$274,237.50	Total	129	5	2	2	4	8	40	31	16	0	$274,237.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,000.00	4	4	50.0 %
2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	$14,000.00	9	10	47.4 %
2014	FIVB	11	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	3	$60,375.00	31	17	64.6 %
2015	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	2	0	$47,500.00	11	21	34.4 %
2016	FIVB	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	3	0	1	$41,400.00	28	29	49.1 %
2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$28,000.00	7	15	31.8 %
2018	FIVB	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	1	$34,000.00	21	17	55.3 %
2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	4	0	2	$78,400.00	32	22	59.3 %
2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,300.00	7	4	63.6 %
2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	$14,000.00	6	15	28.6 %
2022	FIVB	10	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	$63,500.00	24	20	54.5 %
2023	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	4	0	0	$46,500.00	13	23	36.1 %
2024	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	2	$30,500.00	15	17	46.9 %
Total	FIVB	112	5	2	0	4	8	0	28	5	26	14	20	$470,475.00	209	215	49.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Esteban Grimalt													Marco Grimalt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$7,000.00	2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$7,000.00
11	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	$30,187.50	2014	FIVB	11	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	$30,187.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$23,750.00	2015	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$23,750.00
12	0	0	0	2	0	6	3	0	1	$20,700.00	2016	FIVB	12	0	0	0	2	0	6	3	0	1	$20,700.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$14,000.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$14,000.00
10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	$17,000.00	2018	FIVB	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	$17,000.00
13	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	2	$39,200.00	2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	2	$39,200.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$5,150.00	2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$5,150.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	$7,000.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	$7,000.00
10	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	$31,750.00	2022	FIVB	10	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	$31,750.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$23,250.00	2023	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$23,250.00
9	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	$15,250.00	2024	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	$15,250.00
112	5	2	0	4	8	33	26	14	20	$235,237.50	Total	Total	112	5	2	0	4	8	33	26	14	20	$235,237.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	147	66.2%	32	14.4%	43	19.4%	179-43	80.6%	53	20.7%	46	18.0%	157	61.3%	53-203	20.7%	147-157	48.4%	85-89	48.9%	8	1	240-247	49.3%
2023-2024	19	55.9%	6	17.6%	9	26.5%	25-9	73.5%	8	18.6%	10	23.3%	25	58.1%	8-35	18.6%	19-25	43.2%	14-19	42.4%	2	1	35-45	43.8%
Against the Field	10	43.5%	4	17.4%	9	39.1%	14-9	60.9%	4	8.0%	13	26.0%	33	66.0%	4-46	8.0%	20-64	23.8%	16-44	26.7%	1	0	19-54	26.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
World Championships	0	0	0	0	9	12	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17
World Tour Finals	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	30	14	43	72	0	0	14	23	1	3	2	1	1	0	91	113
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	19	9	57	48	1	1	34	33	4	3	0	3	2	2	117	100
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	14	4
Total	0	0	50	25	118	144	5	1	53	64	7	6	2	4	5	2	240	247

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 14-41 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-5
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Ahman/Hellvig	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-17, 21-14	0:36
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 # 2 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 # 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 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 9 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-3
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
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 # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 3-5
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-13, 21-17	0:33
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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Breer/Krattiger	8	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-5
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool K	Bryl/Losiak	11	Grimalt/Grimalt	14	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:57
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Bryl/Losiak	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q8	21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:53
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Bryl/Losiak	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-14, 18-21, 18-16	0:54
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Bryl/Losiak	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-8, 21-18	0:34
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Bryl/Losiak	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-17, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # 14, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 16, Q15 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	Dillier/Heidrich	16, Q15	21-14, 30-28	0:46
Trail the series against # Q2 da Silva/Dos Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	Dos Santos/da Silva	16, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:35