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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite Newport Beach
Thursday, October 9, 2025 Court #3 08:00

Match #16: Pool D

(5) Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler, Germany
vs.
(13, Q1) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Nils Ehlers
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 4, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

211 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$204,000.00

Clemens Wickler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Starnberg

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$273,700.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	35	0	4	3	4	12	1	5	1	1	3	0	US$301,000.00

Previous Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	6	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	4	2nd	760	US$13,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	16	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	17	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	8	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	9	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	12/4-7/2024	Finals Doha 2024	5	5th	240	US$20,000.00

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool D	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (12)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:31
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (13, Q1)
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (4)

Esteban Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 9, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santiago

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$262,557.78

Marco Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 11, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Queilen

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$262,557.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	127	5	2	1	4	8	0	32	8	23	4	3	16	15	1	3	1	US$525,032.15

Previous Newport Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	11	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q14	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	21, Q9	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	16, Q11	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	13	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q4	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	10	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	19, Q7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	8	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Elite Newport Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 1	Issa Batrane / Frederick Bialokoz, England (Q16)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
Tue, 10/7/2025	Qualifier 2	Manuel Alfieri / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (Q8)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:38
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool D	Andy Benesh / Miles Partain, United States (4)	Lost 22-24, 18-21	0:41
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool D	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (12)

Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 5-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool D
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool D	Ehlers/Wickler	4	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:48
7/14/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Bronze Medal	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Ehlers/Wickler	3	21-18, 21-16	0:39
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