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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Friday, May 3, 2024 Stadium Court 15:00

Match #22: Pool C

(3) Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler, Germany
vs.
(14, Q4) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Nils Ehlers
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 4, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

210 cm (6'11")

Weight:

103 kg (227 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$143,375.00

Clemens Wickler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Starnberg

Resides:

Berlin

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$213,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	20	0	1	3	3	6	1	3	1	1	1	0	US$179,750.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	8	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	7	7	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	6	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	6	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	10	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	4	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	5	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	10	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	10	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	12	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	15	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	15, Q4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	10	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	14	5	600	US$3,750.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (11)	Won 21-16, 21-10	0:34
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14, Q4)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (9)	Won 21-14, 23-21	0:37
Sun, 5/5/2024	Semi-Finals	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (7)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:51
Sun, 5/5/2024	Bronze Medal	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (10)	Lost 21-17, 17-21, 12-15	0:50

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 Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2012	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	18, Q5	1	800	US$10,000.00
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

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/1/2024	Qualifier 1	Heitor Barbosa / Vinicius Rezende, Brazil (Q13)	Won 26-24, 21-14	0:39
Wed, 5/1/2024	Qualifier 2	Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (Q5)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:43
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (11)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (3)	Lost 14-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:50
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (10)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 12-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 4-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Grimalt/Grimalt	15, Q8	21-16, 21-13	0:34
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	10	Ehlers/Wickler	5	21-17, 12-21, 15-13	0:47
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	12	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:48