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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Paraná Open
October 29 - November 2, 2014

(4) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Esteban Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 9, 1991 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santiago de Chile

Resides:

Santiago

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$223,807.78

Marco Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 11, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Queilen, Chiloe

Resides:

Santiago

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$223,807.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	107	4	2	0	4	8	0	26	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$447,532.15
Other	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	109	4	2	0	4	8	0	27	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$447,532.15

Previous Paraná Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	19	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	28, Q11	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	27, Q5	25	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	28, Q11	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q9	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q6	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	Q5	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	26, Q5	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	4	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	25, Q2	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	28, Q7	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	25	33	50	US$4,800.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	Q5	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q6	41	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	Q5	33	100	US$0.00

Paraná Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/30/2014	Pool D	Alejandro Ronconi / Angel Verzzali, Argentina (29, Q11)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 10/30/2014	Pool D	Julian Horl / Daniel Hupfer, Austria (20, Q2)	Won 21-13, 21-17
Fri, 10/31/2014	Pool D	Derek Olson / Stafford Slick, United States (13)	Won 18-21, 27-25, 15-12	1:01
Sat, 11/1/2014	Winner 2	Julian Azaad / Pablo Bianchi, Argentina (9)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:36
Sat, 11/1/2014	Winner 3	Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (12)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:32
Sun, 11/2/2014	Semi-Finals	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (1)	Won 24-26, 30-28, 15-9	0:58
Sun, 11/2/2014	Gold Medal	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (2)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt lead the series against the field 9-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Saxton/Schalk	1	24-26, 30-28, 15-9	0:58
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Gold Medal	Binstock/Schachter	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	21-14, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 9 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Azaad/Bianchi	9	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	21-17, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Olson/Slick, United States 1-0
10/31/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Olson/Slick	13	18-21, 27-25, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Faiga/Hilman	29, Q14	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Horl/Hupfer, Austria 1-0
10/30/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Horl/Hupfer	20, Q2	21-13, 21-17
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Ronconi/Verzzali, Argentina 1-0
10/30/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Ronconi/Verzzali	29, Q11	21-13, 21-18	0:37