Rio de Janeiro, August 9, 2016 - Russia's Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov and Chile's Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt wrap up the men's competition with a pool E match up on day four. The Russian's won their opening match while the Chileans are looking for their first win in the pool.
Head to Head
Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov have won two out of three meetings against Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt on the FIVB World Tour, with all three requiring three sets. The Russians won the first and third matches in pool play at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam in March and the Fuzhou Open in April with a win by the Mexicans sandwiched between in the round of 24 at the Vitória Open in March.
Historically the #20 seed has upset the #8 seed in two of the three meetings in the Olympic Games. The higher seed won the last match, in three sets, in London (2012) while the lower seed won in Beijing (2008) and Athens (2004), both in straight sets.
Viacheslav Krasilnikov/Konstantin Semenov, Russia, Seed #8, Pool E, 1-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.5556 Point Ratio Qualified 9th with 5,230 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Viacheslav: April 28, 1991 (25y3m9d), 196 cm (6'5"), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Gelengzik, 34th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $176,387 career winnings
• Konstantin: June 9, 1989 (27y1m28d), 210 cm (6'11"), 100 kg (222 lbs.), Hometown Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan, 74th FIVB World Tour event, two gold medals, $269,362 career winnings (ranks 77th)
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 32nd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, one gold medal, $340,775 career winnings (ranks 52nd).
• Viacheslav has played in nine FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Konstantin has played in 10 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, three silver, two bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have played in five Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Yokohama Grand Slam 2015, 4th Sochi Open 2015, 4th Xiamen Open 2016, Silver Sochi Open 2016, Bronze Hamburg Major 2016).
• Konstantin finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Serguey Prokopyev in 2012 (London).
• Viacheslav and Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague).
• Konstantin finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2011 (Rome) and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), both with Yaroslav Koshkarev.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin are currently ranked 21st in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,180 points and 18th in winnings with $82,700.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin have a career 102-56 (64.6%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 65-35 (65.0%) record in 2015-16.
• Viacheslav and Konstantin won the silver medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championships in 2016 (Biel, Switzerland).
• Yaroslav and Konstantin Semenov won one gold medal on the CEV Continental Tour in 2013.
• Defeated Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (17), 21-14 and 21-13 in 36 minutes.
Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile, Seed #20, Pool E, 0-1, 0.000 Set Ratio, 0.6905 Point Ratio, Qualified through South American Confederation (CSV) Continental Cup
• Esteban: January 9, 1991 (25y6m28d), 190 cm (6'3"), 88 kg (195 lbs.), Hometown Santiago de Chile, 40th FIVB World Tour event, $77,137 career winnings
• Marco: July 11, 1989 (27y0m26d), 195 cm (6'5"), 90 kg (200 lbs.), Hometown Queilen, Chiloe, 40th FIVB World Tour event, $77,137 career winnings
• Esteban and Marco have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 40th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together (ranks 84th), $154,275 career winnings.
• Esteban has played in four FIVB World Tour final fours with two silver medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Marco has played in four FIVB World Tour final fours with two silver medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Esteban and Marco have played in two Final Fours in 2015-2016 (4th Antalya Open 2015-16, 4th Fortaleza Open 2016).
• Esteban and Marco finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 17th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Esteban and Marco are currently ranked 27th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,460 points and 32nd in winnings with $30,400.
• Esteban and Marco have a career 81-78 (50.9%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 36-46 (43.9%) record in 2015-16.
• Esteban and Marco won the CSV Continental Championship in 2015 (Venezuela).
• Esteban and Marco have won seven gold, six bronze, and three bronze medals on the CSV Continental Tour from 2013-2016.
• Esteban and Marco are cousins, and their uncle Rodrigo "Yoyo" Grimalt played on the FIVB World Tour from 1987-1998.
• Esteban and Marco are the first team from Chile to compete in the Olympic Games for beach volleyball.
• Lost to Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (5), 16-21 and 13-21 in 39 minutes.