Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 18, 2004
(32) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Greg Brachard - 57th Did not play
1998 Philippe Maz - 57th Did not play
1999 Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th Did not play
2000 Sebastien Huchard - 57th Did not play
2001 Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th Eric Meucci - 57th
2002 Yannick Salvetti - 37th Kevin Ces - 37th
2003 Yannick Salvetti - 25th Kevin Ces - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q13 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q12 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 29 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open Q8 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 30, Q13 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 31, Q14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 42 37th 80 US$1,875.00
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$3,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/15/2004 Winner 1 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:43
Thu, 7/15/2004 Contender 1 Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (17) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 11-15 1:11
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2004FIVB1000000000136 $10,250.00 91439.1 %
TotalFIVB24000000001419 $15,125.00 193435.8 %
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
10000000136 $5,125.00 2004FIVB10000000136 $5,125.00
340010001428 $8,562.50 TotalTotal270010001421 $8,562.50
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%
2003-200410 62.5% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 13-3 81.3% 4 13.8% 4 13.8% 21 72.4% 4-25 13.8% 10-21 32.3% 7-7 50.0% 00 17-28 37.8%
Against the Field3 60.0% 1 20.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 1 7.1% 2 14.3% 11 78.6% 1-13 7.1% 6-22 21.4% 4-6 40.0% 00 5-14 26.3%
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 6-14 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-15, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-11, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 Ces/Salvetti Q13 22-20, 21-19 0:50
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Ces/Salvetti 3 Canet/Hamel 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 31, Q14 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 Ces/Salvetti 30, Q13 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Prosser/Williams 17 Ces/Salvetti 32 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 24 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 Ces/Salvetti Q27 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q3 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Ces/Salvetti 31, Q14 Berg/Dahl 15 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 1:09
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/20/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Ferreira 22, Q9 Ces/Salvetti Q8 21-9, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q20 21-19, 21-17 0:41
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q35 Gosch/Strauss Q30 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # Q13 Pocock/Rorich, South Africa 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q10 Pocock/Rorich Q23 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # Q16 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 0-1
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Stoyanov/Yankov Q23 Ces/Salvetti Q10 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:42