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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 17 - 21, 2017

(26, Q4) 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:

108

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$221,307.78

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:

108

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$221,307.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	106	4	2	0	4	8	0	26	4	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$442,532.15
Other	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	108	4	2	0	4	8	0	27	4	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$442,532.15

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2016	Marco Grimalt - 19th	Esteban Grimalt - 19th
2016	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/7-11/2017	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	23	17	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2016	Long Beach Grand Slam	15	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	20	19	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	Q3	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	8	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	7	4	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	11	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	11	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	15	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	22	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	13	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	5	4	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	9	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	8	17	180	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	19	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	15	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	19	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	19	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	23	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	23	25	160	US$4,000.00

Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/17/2017	Qualifier 1	Romain Di Giantommaso / Maxime Thiercy, France (Q13)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:29
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool G	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 12-15	0:46
Fri, 5/19/2017	Pool G	Nivaldo Diaz / Sergio Gonzalez, Cuba (23)	Lost 21-10, 13-21, 13-15

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 15-26

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:40
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
Series tied with # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 21-17	0:40
6/30/12	Other	Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt		Brouwer/Meeuwsen		13-21, 21-18, 19-17	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-4
8/26/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-19, 21-19	0:33
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-18, 23-21	0:36
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-18, 21-15	0:35
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool F	Kantor/Losiak	22	Grimalt/Grimalt	27, Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
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 # 8 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-1
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-14, 21-18	0:31
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 # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-18, 21-17	0:33
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	15-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	Lupo/Nicolai	10	15-21, 21-19, 24-22	0:56
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-16, 28-26	0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-5
5/1/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Bronze Medal	Ontiveros/Virgen	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	23-21, 21-17	0:40
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Ontiveros/Virgen	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-14, 21-18	0:33
10/25/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Ontiveros/Virgen	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-16, 21-18	0:37
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ontiveros/Virgen	29, Q8	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q9	21-23, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
6/30/12	Other	Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification	Pool A	Ontiveros/Virgen		Grimalt/Grimalt		15-13	0:14
Trail the series against # 19 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Doppler/Horst	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q7	24-22, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 22 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-2
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Bockermann/Fluggen	11	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	21-17, 21-14	0:31
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	Grimalt/Grimalt	23	21-19, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool G	Diaz/Gonzalez	23	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q4	10-21, 21-13, 15-13
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 3-1
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Faiga/Hilman	20	21-18, 21-15	0:35
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Faiga/Hilman	28, Q12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Faiga/Hilman	24, Q6	22-20, 21-18	0:39
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 # Q5 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 3-1
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Dressler/Kunert	22, Q1	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-15, 21-12	0:29
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Dressler/Kunert	20, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:56
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Dressler/Kunert	25, Q8	21-19, 21-23, 15-11	1:03
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 # Q13 Di Giantommaso/Thiercy, France 1-0
5/17/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Qualifier 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q4	Di Giantommaso/Thiercy	Q13	21-15, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # Q15 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 3-1
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	27, Q11	21-15, 21-15	0:33
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
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