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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Stadium Court 09:00

Match #1: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q1) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile
vs.
(Q16) Luc Fluckiger/Andrin Kolb, Switzerland

Esteban Grimalt
Chile

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 9, 1991 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santiago

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$280,657.78

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:

133

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$280,657.78

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	133	5	2	2	4	9	0	33	8	24	6	3	16	15	1	3	1	US$561,232.15

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2014	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2017	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2018	Marco Grimalt - 33rd	Esteban Grimalt - 33rd
2019	Marco Grimalt - 17th	Esteban Grimalt - 17th
2021	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th
2022	Marco Grimalt - 1st	Esteban Grimalt - 1st
2023	Marco Grimalt - 5th	Esteban Grimalt - 5th
2024	Marco Grimalt - 9th	Esteban Grimalt - 9th
2025	Marco Grimalt - 25th	Esteban Grimalt - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	13	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	12	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	4	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	17th	640	US$7,000.00
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

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Luc Fluckiger / Andrin Kolb, Switzerland (Q16)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	2	$47,200.00
World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$7,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	60	1	0	2	1	3	0	13	8	15	9	7	$308,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	2	0	3	5	0	16	0	13	6	9	$176,275.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	$21,300.00
Total	133	5	2	2	4	9	0	33	8	33	16	20	$561,175.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Esteban Grimalt												Marco Grimalt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	$23,600.00	World Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	$23,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$3,750.00
60	1	0	2	1	3	21	15	9	7	$154,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	60	1	0	2	1	3	21	15	9	7	$154,450.00
56	2	2	0	3	5	16	13	6	9	$88,137.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	2	0	3	5	16	13	6	9	$88,137.50
5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$10,650.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$10,650.00
133	5	2	2	4	9	41	33	16	20	$280,587.50	Total	133	5	2	2	4	9	41	33	16	20	$280,587.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,000.00	4	4	50.0 %
2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	$14,000.00	9	10	47.4 %
2014	FIVB	11	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	3	$60,375.00	31	17	64.6 %
2015	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	2	0	$47,500.00	11	21	34.4 %
2016	FIVB	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	3	0	1	$41,400.00	28	29	49.1 %
2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$28,000.00	7	15	31.8 %
2018	FIVB	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	1	$34,000.00	21	17	55.3 %
2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	4	0	2	$78,400.00	32	22	59.3 %
2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,300.00	7	4	63.6 %
2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	$14,000.00	6	15	28.6 %
2022	FIVB	10	1	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	$63,500.00	24	20	54.5 %
2023	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	4	0	0	$46,500.00	13	23	36.1 %
2024	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	2	$44,500.00	22	22	50.0 %
2025	FIVB	15	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	3	5	2	0	$65,500.00	25	28	47.2 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$11,200.00	2	8	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	132	5	2	2	4	9	0	33	8	33	16	20	$561,175.00	243	256	48.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Esteban Grimalt													Marco Grimalt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$7,000.00	2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	$7,000.00
11	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	$30,187.50	2014	FIVB	11	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	$30,187.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$23,750.00	2015	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$23,750.00
12	0	0	0	2	0	6	3	0	1	$20,700.00	2016	FIVB	12	0	0	0	2	0	6	3	0	1	$20,700.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$14,000.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$14,000.00
10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	$17,000.00	2018	FIVB	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	$17,000.00
13	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	2	$39,200.00	2019	FIVB	13	2	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	2	$39,200.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$5,150.00	2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$5,150.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	$7,000.00	2021	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	$7,000.00
10	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	$31,750.00	2022	FIVB	10	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	$31,750.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$23,250.00	2023	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$23,250.00
11	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	$22,250.00	2024	FIVB	11	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	2	$22,250.00
15	0	0	1	0	1	6	5	2	0	$32,750.00	2025	FIVB	15	0	0	1	0	1	6	5	2	0	$32,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,600.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,600.00
132	5	2	2	4	9	41	33	16	20	$280,587.50	Total	Total	132	5	2	2	4	9	41	33	16	20	$280,587.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	149	66.2%	32	14.2%	44	19.6%	181-44	80.4%	54	20.4%	48	18.1%	163	61.5%	54-211	20.4%	149-163	47.8%	86-92	48.3%	8	1	243-256	48.7%
2025-2026	16	66.7%	2	8.3%	6	25.0%	18-6	75.0%	8	21.1%	7	18.4%	23	60.5%	8-30	21.1%	16-23	41.0%	10-13	43.5%	1	0	27-36	42.9%
Against the Field	9	52.9%	5	29.4%	3	17.6%	14-3	82.4%	4	14.8%	3	11.1%	20	74.1%	4-23	14.8%	18-40	31.0%	18-12	60.0%	0	0	18-26	40.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
World Championships	0	0	0	0	9	12	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17
World Tour Finals	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	30	14	45	79	0	0	15	25	1	3	2	1	1	0	94	122
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	19	9	57	48	1	1	34	33	4	3	0	3	2	2	117	100
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	14	4
Total	0	0	50	25	120	151	5	1	54	66	7	6	2	4	5	2	243	256

Luc Flückiger
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Geneva 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$2,695.76

Andrin Kolb
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 2007 (19 yrs old)

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Geneva 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$330.41

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	US$514.29

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Florian Breer - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Geneva	4	9th	180	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/4-7/2026	BPT Futures Krakow	13, Q2	13th	140	€ 150.00
FIVB	5/7-10/2026	BPT Futures Madrid	Q9	21st	60	€ 0.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/1/2026	Qualifier 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (Q1)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Luc Fluckiger												Andrin Kolb
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
9	0	1	2	0	1	3	2	0	0	$1,325.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$225.00
19	0	1	2	0	1	3	2	3	6	$2,075.00	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$225.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00	3	5	37.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Luc Fluckiger													Andrin Kolb
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2024	FIVB
13	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	6	$1,600.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$225.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$225.00
18	0	1	2	0	1	3	2	3	6	$2,075.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$225.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	3-5	37.5%
2025-2026	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	3-5	37.5%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Total	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1