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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Sunday, April 28, 2024 Stadium Court 08:30

Match #39: Semi-Finals

(2) Lukas Pfretzschner/Sven Winter, Germany
vs.
(18, Q5) Marco Grimalt/Esteban Grimalt, Chile

Lukas Pfretzschner
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 2000 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dachau

Resides:

Karlsfeld

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$25,326.38

Sven Winter
Germany

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 21, 1998 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Freiburg

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$47,444.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	US$27,250.00

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	8	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	9	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	13, Q1	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	23, Q23	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	Q28	33	140	US$0.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool B	Ardis Bedritis / Arturs Rinkevics, Latvia (23, Q18)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool B	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (11)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:40
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Gianluca Dal Corso / Marco Viscovich, Italy (13)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:31
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Hagen Smith / Logan Webber, United States (20, Q8)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:30
Sun, 4/28/2024	Semi-Finals	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (18, Q5)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15	0:57
Sun, 4/28/2024	Bronze Medal	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (4)	Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:46

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

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

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 Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Esteban Grimalt - 9th	Marco Grimalt - 9th
2019	Esteban Grimalt - 17th	Marco Grimalt - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	16, Q11	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	Q7	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	17, Q4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	Q5	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	14	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	15, Q8	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q6	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	8	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
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

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/25/2024	Qualifier 2	Bradley Fuller / Ben O'Dea, New Zealand (Q12)	Won 24-22, 21-15	0:37
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool F	Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (7)	Lost 19-21, 21-18, 17-19	0:54
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool F	Likejiang Ha / Jiaxin Wu, China (6)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:32
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (8)	Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:02
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (10)	Won 12-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
Sun, 4/28/2024	Semi-Finals	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (2)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
Sun, 4/28/2024	Gold Medal	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef Krou, France (21)	Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48

Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:47