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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Ostrava
May 28 - June 1, 2025

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:

118

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$252,182.78

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:

118

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$252,182.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	118	5	2	1	4	8	0	30	7	21	2	3	14	15	1	3	1	US$504,282.15

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
2024	Marco Grimalt - 21st	Esteban Grimalt - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	12		600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	8	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-8/10/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	23	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	7	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	8	9th	600	US$6,000.00
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

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 24-50 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Alfieri/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Alfieri/Ranghieri	31, Q22	15-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	Andersson/Nilsson	17, Q1	21-15, 27-25	0:42
Lead the series against 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 Bello/Bello, England 1-1
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 1	Bello/Bello	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-16, 21-18	0:37
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	Bello/Bello	Q6	21-15, 25-27, 15-10	0:57
Trail the series against 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 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-3
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	Berntsen/Mol	13	21-17, 22-20	1:20
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Berntsen/Mol	10	12-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool B	Berntsen/Mol	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 25-23	0:41
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
Trail the series against 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 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-6
7/14/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Semi-Finals	Bryl/Losiak	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 21-9	0:41
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
Series tied with 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
Series tied with Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Campos/Pedrosa	18, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	25-27, 22-20, 15-11	0:59
5/5/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Campos/Pedrosa	Q18	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against 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 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
Trail the series against Dressler/Waller, Austria 0-1
3/22/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Winner 2	Dressler/Waller	17	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	22-20, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-4
7/14/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Bronze Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Ehlers/Wickler	3	21-18, 21-16	0:39
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 Henning/Wust, Germany 0-1
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool E	Henning/Wust	20, Q5	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-12, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with 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
Trail the series against Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-3
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Huber/Seidl	21, Q3	16-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:48
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Huber/Seidl	23	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:34
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Huber/Seidl	17	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:35
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Qualifier 3	Huber/Seidl	23, Q7	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q23	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against Immers/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	Immers/Penninga	13	19-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:48
Trail the series against Lima/Sousa, Brazil 0-1
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Lima/Sousa	23, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-19, 12-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-8
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-18, 21-17	0:38
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-16	0:37
7/12/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Mol/Sorum	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 18-21, 28-26	1:12
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 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
Lead the series against 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 Schalk/Shaw, United States 1-0
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Schalk/Shaw	15	11-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-6
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-13	0:37
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Tijan/Younousse	10	21-16, 22-20	0:40
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