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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Edmonton
July 20 - 23, 2023

(2) 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:

111

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$231,807.78

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:

111

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$231,807.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	109	5	2	0	4	8	0	27	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$463,532.15
Other	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	111	5	2	0	4	8	0	28	5	21	1	2	14	15	1	3	1	US$463,532.15

Previous Edmonton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	10	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	12	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	5	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	8	9	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	7	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	5	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	13	1	1200	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	9	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	1	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	15, Q2	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	19, Q6	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q16	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q7	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-8/7/2021	Tokyo Olympic Games	17	9	0	US$0.00

Challenge Edmonton Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool B	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (23, Q23)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool B	Leon Luini / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (14)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:44
Sat, 7/22/2023	Winner 1	Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (18, Q11)	Lost 27-25, 20-22, 11-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 10-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Felipe/Lima	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	11-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-7
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	Gavira/Herrera	14, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:36
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q1	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	16-21, 21-11, 22-20	1:01
3/11/20	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	17	Gavira/Herrera	10	23-25, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
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
Trail the series against # 13 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
10/2/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Cottafava/Nicolai	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Luini/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Luini/Varenhorst	14	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
6/14/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Lucky Loser	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	25	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-3
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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18, Q11 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Campos/Pedrosa	18, Q11	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	25-27, 22-20, 15-11	0:59
5/5/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q2	Campos/Pedrosa	Q18	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q23 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Breer/Krattiger	8	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Sarabia/Virgen	12	21-16, 21-16	0:35