Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Match #72: Pool L
(36) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile
vs.
(37) Soufiane El Gharouti/Ilyas Rhouni Lazaar, Morocco
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: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 5
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: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$269,457.78
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533374157Money
FIVB12752248032823431615131 US$534,032.15
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Marco Grimalt - 33rd Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Marco Grimalt - 17th Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Marco Grimalt - 17th Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Marco Grimalt - 37th Esteban Grimalt - 37th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Marco Grimalt - 9th Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Marco Grimalt - 17th Esteban Grimalt - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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

Soufiane El Gharouti
Morocco
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 23, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: CASABLANCA
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 5
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Bujumbura 2025)
Career Winnings: US$4,900.00
Ilyas Rhouni Lazaar
Morocco
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 2000 (25 yrs old)
Home Town: El Jadida
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 2
Career Best: 25th (FIVB U21 World Championships Udonthani City 2019)
Career FIVB WT Best: 33rd (Haikou 2024)
Career Winnings: US$2,400.00
Team Career Summary 
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool L Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (12)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool L Calvin Aye / Remi Bassereau, France (13)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool L Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (36)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Mohamed Abicha - 37th Did not play
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/16/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool L