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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite Newport Beach
October 7 - 11, 2025

(13, Q1) 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$275,057.78

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$275,057.78

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	9	0	32	8	24	4	3	16	15	1	3	1	US$550,032.15

Previous Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	11	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q14	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	21, Q9	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	16, Q11	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	13	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q4	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	10	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	19, Q7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
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

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 1	Issa Batrane / Frederick Bialokoz, England (Q16)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 2	Manuel Alfieri / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (Q8)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:38
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool D	Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (4)	Lost 22-24, 18-21	0:41
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:35
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (12)	Won 21-17, 19-19 Retired	0:36
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 1	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 2	Elmer Andersson / Jacob Nilsson, Sweden (2)	Won 25-23, 13-21, 20-18	0:56
Sat, 10/11/2025	Semi-Finals	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (3)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40
Sat, 10/11/2025	Bronze Medal	Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb, United States (11)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:34

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	3	0	12	8	13	9	0	$297,700.00
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	9	0	32	8	31	16	0	$549,975.00

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	3	20	13	9	0	$148,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	56	1	0	2	1	3	20	13	9	0	$148,850.00
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	9	40	31	16	0	$274,987.50	Total	129	5	2	2	4	9	40	31	16	0	$274,987.50

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	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	2	$44,500.00	22	22	50.0 %
2025	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	4	2	0	$49,500.00	20	25	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	127	5	2	2	4	8	0	32	8	30	16	20	$533,975.00	236	245	49.1 %

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
11	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	$22,250.00	2024	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	$22,250.00
13	0	0	1	0	0	6	4	2	0	$24,750.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	0	6	4	2	0	$24,750.00
127	5	2	2	4	8	40	30	16	20	$266,987.50	Total	Total	127	5	2	2	4	8	40	30	16	20	$266,987.50

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	148	66.4%	32	14.3%	43	19.3%	180-43	80.7%	53	20.6%	46	17.9%	158	61.5%	53-204	20.6%	148-158	48.4%	85-89	48.9%	8	1	241-248	49.3%
2024-2025	26	66.7%	4	10.3%	9	23.1%	30-9	76.9%	14	25.9%	10	18.5%	30	55.6%	14-40	25.9%	26-30	46.4%	18-19	48.6%	3	1	47-50	48.5%
Against the Field	13	68.4%	5	26.3%	1	5.3%	18-1	94.7%	8	22.2%	4	11.1%	24	66.7%	8-28	22.2%	26-46	36.1%	26-10	72.2%	1	0	27-28	49.1%

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	15	24	1	3	2	1	1	0	92	114
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	54	65	7	6	2	4	5	2	241	248

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 25-27 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 2-2
10/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Andersson/Nilsson	2	25-23, 13-21, 20-18	0:56
8/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 1	Andersson/Nilsson	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-16, 24-22	0:39
7/2/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Andersson/Nilsson	24, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:43
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	Andersson/Nilsson	17, Q1	21-15, 27-25	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-2
10/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Lanci	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Hamburg	Pool D	Goncalves/Lanci	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	21, Q9	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-2
10/8/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Benesh/Partain	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	24-22, 21-18	0:41
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 # 5 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 2-6
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	21-17, 21-13	0:35
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-4
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Qualifier 1	Berntsen/Mol	18, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q14	21-19, 21-19	0:37
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
Series tied with # 9 Budinger/Evans, United States 2-2
10/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Budinger/Evans	9	21-19, 21-19	0:37
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	11	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-14, 21-14	0:31
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 # 10 Schalk/Shaw, United States 1-1
10/4/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 2	Schalk/Shaw	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-14	0:34
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Schalk/Shaw	15	11-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Crabb/Crabb, United States 1-0
10/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Bronze Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Crabb/Crabb	11	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 3-0
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Barbosa/Wanderley	12	21-17, 19-19 Retired	0:36
8/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	Barbosa/Wanderley	Q3	18-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:54
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	Barbosa/Wanderley	23, Q3	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # 15, Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q2 Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 2-0
8/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	Barbosa/Rezende	Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:32
5/1/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	Barbosa/Rezende	Q13	26-24, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Alfieri/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
10/7/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Alfieri/Ranghieri	Q8	21-18, 23-21	0:38
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 # Q11 Fuller/O'Dea, New Zealand 1-0
4/25/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Fuller/O'Dea	Q12	24-22, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # Q14 Smith/Webber, United States 0-1
3/21/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Qualifier 1	Smith/Webber	Q28	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 1-0
10/7/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	13, Q1	Batrane/Bialokoz	Q16	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:55