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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Friday, November 14, 2025

Match #24: Pool L

(13) Calvin Aye/Remi Bassereau, France
vs.
(36) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile

Calvin Aye
France

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 21, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cortegaça 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$47,735.63

Rémi Bassereau
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 26, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Villeneuve St Georges

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$63,238.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	14	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	US$69,250.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town			0	US$0.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q1	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	21, Q7	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	18, Q5	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	22	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	23, Q12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	13	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	14	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	20, Q8	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	18, Q3	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	13	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	11/28-12/1/2024	Challenge Nuvali	4	7th	520	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/21-24/2024	Challenge Chennai	5	7th	520	US$3,000.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool L	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (36)
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool L	Soufiane El Gharouti / Ilyas Rhouni Lazaar, Morocco (37)
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool L	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (12)

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Did not play	Julien Lyneel - 37th

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$269,457.78

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$269,457.78

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	2	4	8	0	32	8	23	4	3	16	15	1	3	1	US$534,032.15

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town			0	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	13, Q1	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
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

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool L	Calvin Aye / Remi Bassereau, France (13)
Sat, 11/15/2025	Pool L	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (12)
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool L	Soufiane El Gharouti / Ilyas Rhouni Lazaar, Morocco (37)

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Marco Grimalt - 37th	Esteban Grimalt - 37th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$4,800.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	19	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/6/2017	Vienna World Championships	20	17th	320	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	10	37th	160	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	9	9th	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	14	17th	640	US$7,000.00

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool L