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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mangaung Open
December 9 - 14, 2014

(5) 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:

110

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$225,057.78

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:

110

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$225,057.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	108	4	2	0	4	8	0	26	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$450,032.15
Other	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	110	4	2	0	4	8	0	27	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$450,032.15

Previous Mangaung Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/29-11/2/2014	Paraná Open	4	2	450	US$8,000.00
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

Mangaung Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/10/2014	Pool E	Cole Durant / Casey Grice, Australia (28, Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:39
Wed, 12/10/2014	Pool E	Julian Horl / Daniel Hupfer, Austria (21)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:36
Thu, 12/11/2014	Pool E	Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (12)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 12/12/2014	Winner 2	Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (26, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:32
Fri, 12/12/2014	Winner 3	Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (2)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 18-16	0:51
Sat, 12/13/2014	Semi-Finals	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (8)	Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:49
Sun, 12/14/2014	Gold Medal	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt lead the series against the field 16-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
12/14/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 2 Brunner/Lucena, United States 1-0
12/12/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Brunner/Lucena	2	21-15, 16-21, 18-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 3 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q5	Krou/Rowlandson	Q21	12-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13
Lead the series against # 8 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
12/13/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	8	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q9	Goldschmidt/Williams	Q24	13-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
7/22/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	27, Q5	Eithun/Horrem	Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:41
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Eithun/Horrem	Q6	21-14, 21-17	0:36
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q2	Eithun/Horrem	22	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 12 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 2-0
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	By Forfeit
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 # 17 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
5/7/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Dressler/Kunert	20	21-23, 21-13, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 21 Horl/Hupfer, Austria 2-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Horl/Hupfer	21	21-14, 21-14	0:36
10/30/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Horl/Hupfer	20, Q2	21-13, 21-17
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
12/12/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Caminati/Rossi	26, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Durant/Grice, Australia 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Durant/Grice	28, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:39