Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(42) Kevin Ces/Yannick Salvetti, France
 
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Yannick Salvetti
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 4, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Marseille
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 133
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Doha 2014)
Career Winnings: US$109,725.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2500000000248272 US$18,125.00
FIVB C&S200100001000000 US$2,200.00
Overall2700100001248272 US$20,325.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q20 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q13 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/22-24/2003 France Satellite 3 3rd 24 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q23 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q19 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 32 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q28 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q35 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q27 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q27 41st 10 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool G Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (18) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:42
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool G Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Anselmo Sigoli, Brazil (31) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:35
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool G Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (7) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:57
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th Did not play
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Yannick Salvetti - 37th Kevin Ces - 37th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Fabien Dugrip - 33rd Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Guilherm Deulofeu - 37th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Andy Ces - 9th Fabien Dugrip - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Andy Ces - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 42 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700000000020 $6,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1700000000220 $10,000.00
Satellite200100001000 $2,200.00
Total2700100001240 $20,325.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kevin Ces Yannick Salvetti
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001000 $10,712.50 World Championships3000000100 $6,137.50
440000108100 $43,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam490000044110 $43,525.00
84010251416150 $112,325.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open7400002814160 $56,862.50
1010000000 $2,000.00 Challenger2000011000 $1,225.00
6121011000 $4,100.00 Satellite5001031000 $1,975.00
140141271624250 $172,437.50 Total133001061419270 $109,725.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB400000000004 $0.00 2625.0 %
2003FIVB1000000000019 $4,875.00 81436.4 %
2003FIVB C&S100100000000 $2,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalFIVB14000000000113 $4,875.00 102033.3 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $2,000.00 5183.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kevin Ces  Yannick Salvetti
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB          
5000000005 $0.00 2001FIVB2000000002 $0.00
4000000004 $0.00 2002FIVB4000000004 $0.00
10000000019 $2,437.50 2003FIVB10000000019 $2,437.50
1001000000 $1,000.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,000.00
240010000122 $3,437.50 TotalTotal170010000115 $3,437.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 61.9% 4 19.0% 4 19.0% 17-4 81.0% 4 11.1% 7 19.4% 25 69.4% 4-32 11.1% 13-25 34.2% 8-11 42.1% 00 21-36 36.8%
2002-20037 70.0% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 1 5.0% 5 25.0% 14 70.0% 1-19 5.0% 7-14 33.3% 3-6 33.3% 00 10-20 33.3%
Against the Field4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 1 5.6% 1 5.6% 16 88.9% 1-17 5.6% 8-32 20.0% 4-4 50.0% 00 6-18 25.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000003000000000003
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0044060001000000412
Challenge/Four Star/Open0015130000040000001721
Satellite000030001101100053
Total0019173900160110002639
Head to Head Results
Ces/Salvetti trail the series against the field 3-11 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Brenha/Maia 24 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Bellaguarda/Dultra 2, Q7 Ces/Salvetti Q23 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 18 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Ces/Salvetti 3 Canet/Hamel 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Holden/Leinemann 25 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 28 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 Ces/Salvetti Q27 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 31 Ferreira/Sigoli, Brazil 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Ferreira/Sigoli 31 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 23, Q4 Ces/Salvetti Q20 21-19, 24-22 0:42
Series tied with # 38 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q20 Deulofeu/Molinier Q13 28-26, 21-17 0:55
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Deulofeu/Molinier 2 Ces/Salvetti 3 21-14, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # 44 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Asahi/Nishimura Q20 21-17, 21-18 0:46