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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Thursday, May 2, 2024 Court #2 15:00

Match #6: Pool C

(6) Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands
vs.
(14, Q4) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Alexander Brouwer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leiden

Resides:

Den Haag

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

143

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$616,175.00

Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nieuwegein

Resides:

Den Haag

Height:

207 cm (6'9")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$608,462.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	125	7	10	8	7	24	1	34	1	18	7	4	3	1	US$1,214,975.00
Other	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	128	7	10	9	7	24	1	35	1	18	7	4	3	1	US$1,215,975.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	8	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	7	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	10	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	13, Q3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	10	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	8	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	10	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	3	4	0	US$35,000.00
FIVB	11/2-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	5	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	9	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	3	9	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	2	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	3	3	1000	US$14,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (14, Q4)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (3)	Lost 23-21, 16-21, 12-15	0:53
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (11)	Won By Forfeit	0:12
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Joaquin Bello / Luis Javier Bello, England (12)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:36
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (7)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:33

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
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series 4-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/2/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	21-17, 21-16	0:35
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-14, 22-20	0:37
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-17, 21-17	0:34
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
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

Overall Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series 5-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/2/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	14, Q4	21-17, 21-16	0:35
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	21-14, 22-20	0:37
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-17, 21-17	0:34
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
9/19/19	Other	FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-15, 21-18	0:34
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