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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Moscow Four Star
August 14 - 18, 2019

(16) 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
Other 2012	Marco Grimalt - 0th	Esteban Grimalt - 0th
2014	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2015	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2016	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2017	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2018	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	26	9	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2019	Espinho Four Star	18	4	560	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2019	Gstaad Major Series	19	17	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	10	37	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2019	Warsaw Four Star	9	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	7	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/15-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	9	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	12	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/11-16/2019	Doha Four Star	18, Q1	1	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	3/5-10/2019	Sydney Three Star	2	1	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/17-21/2018	Las Vegas Four Star	17	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2018	Moscow Four Star	20, Q1	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/5/2018	Vienna Major	28, Q8	25	360	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2018	Tokyo Three Star	7	1	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2018	Gstaad Major	Q3	33	240	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2018	Espinho Four Star	18	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2018	Poland Four Star	25, Q4	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2018	Ostrava Four Star	23, Q5	25	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/16-20/2018	Itapema Four Star	18	25	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/9-13/2018	Lucerne Three Star	5	25	180	US$1,000.00
FIVB	2/27-3/4/2018	Fort Lauderdale Major	30, Q13	25	360	US$4,000.00

Moscow Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/15/2019	Pool A	Christiaan Varenhorst / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (17, Q2)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:31
Fri, 8/16/2019	Pool A	Selcuk Sekerci / Safa Urlu, Türkiye (32)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:31
Fri, 8/16/2019	Winner 1	Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (14)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 27-39

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
6/15/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 2	Cerutti/Filho	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	17	21-16, 21-13	0:32
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:32
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
Series tied with # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 4-4
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-19, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
3/15/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Lupo/Nicolai	8	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:45
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
6/28/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	21	21-13, 15-21, 17-15	0:46
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
Series tied with # 7 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-1
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	Loyola/Wanderley	10	21-18, 21-17	0:34
7/21/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Semi-Finals	Loyola/Wanderley	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool B	Leshukov/Semenov	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Series tied with # 10, Q1 Ehlers/Fluggen, Germany 2-2
8/2/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 2	Ehlers/Fluggen	24, Q4	Grimalt/Grimalt	26	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	Ehlers/Fluggen	30, Q13	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:49
6/29/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool J	Ehlers/Fluggen	39	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-17, 21-14	0:41
3/12/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Ehlers/Fluggen	Q16	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
7/5/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool D	Crabb/Gibb	13	Grimalt/Grimalt	20	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 0-2
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Liamin/Myskiv	16, Q1	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
7/3/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool J	Liamin/Myskiv	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	21-19, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-6
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:45
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
Series tied with # 14 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-1
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Winner 1	Gerson/Heidrich	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	16	21-19, 21-18	0:34
4/25/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	Gerson/Heidrich	21	24-22, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 3-0
7/20/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	Pedlow/Schachter	15	21-12, 22-20	0:34
7/19/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	18	Pedlow/Schachter	15	21-17, 21-16	0:35
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Pedlow/Schachter	13	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
8/15/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool A	Varenhorst/van de Velde	17, Q2	Grimalt/Grimalt	16	21-16, 21-15	0:31
5/18/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 3	Varenhorst/van de Velde	26	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
6/29/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:44
8/24/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	21-16, 21-13	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	21-17, 21-17	0:37
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 2-1
3/14/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	14	11-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:41
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	10, Q1	26-24, 21-14	0:37
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Lucky Loser	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	16, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Seidl/Waller, Austria 2-0
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool G	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Seidl/Waller	23, Q3	14-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:44
5/17/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Seidl/Waller	19	21-13, 21-12	0:28
Trail the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
3/13/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool B	Doppler/Horst	15	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:35
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Doppler/Horst	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q7	24-22, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 2-1
7/10/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Qualifier 2	Koekelkoren/van Walle	26, Q14	Grimalt/Grimalt	Q3	13-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Grimalt/Grimalt	11	Koekelkoren/van Walle	22	21-16, 21-16	0:34
10/24/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Koekelkoren/van Walle	14	21-11, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-6
7/1/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool J	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	Ontiveros/Virgen	34	21-12, 11-21, 15-10	0:44
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool H	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q7	21-13, 23-21	0:35
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool C	Ontiveros/Virgen	14	Grimalt/Grimalt	30, Q13	21-11, 18-21, 15-8	0:45
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 # 26 Gao/Li, China 0-1
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool G	Gao/Li	26	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-17, 25-23	0:35
Series tied with # 27, Q6 Horl/Winter, Austria 1-1
3/8/19	FIVB	Sydney Three Star	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Horl/Winter	24, Q3	21-15, 21-18	0:31
5/11/18	FIVB	Lucerne Three Star	Pool E	Horl/Winter	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-19, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
8/10/18	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	20, Q1	Bykanov/Hudyakov	29, Q14	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/20/17	FIVB	Olsztyn Four Star	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	15	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	18	21-18, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 32 Sekerci/Urlu, Türkiye 1-0
8/16/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Pool A	Grimalt/Grimalt	16	Sekerci/Urlu	32	21-15, 21-18	0:31