Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(9) Kevin Ces/Fabien Dugrip, 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
Fabien Dugrip
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 29, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Sete
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$89,525.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB23000010025456 US$50,300.00
FIVB C&S4120010000000 US$6,000.00
Overall27120020025456 US$56,300.00
Previous Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Fabien Dugrip - 25th Kevin Ces - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 22, Q2 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 19, Q2 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 9 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q15 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q18 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 25, Q2 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 29, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 30, Q13 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-21/2005 France Satellite 1 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 4 5th 20 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q24 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 9 25th 56 US$3,250.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (24, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 2 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (8) Lost 13-21, 12-21 0:36
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (26) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 12-15 1:03
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $3,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700000000120 $11,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1500001002420 $35,000.00
Satellite412001000000 $6,000.00
Total2712002002540 $56,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kevin Ces Fabien Dugrip
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001000 $10,712.50 World Championships3000000200 $8,875.00
440000108100 $43,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam32000002440 $24,225.00
84010251416150 $112,325.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open4700001913100 $52,675.00
1010000000 $2,000.00 Challenger1000010000 $750.00
6121011000 $4,100.00 Satellite4120010000 $3,000.00
140141271624250 $172,437.50 Total87120031119140 $89,525.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004FIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
2005FIVB1100000000137 $14,000.00 121741.4 %
2005FIVB C&S302001000000 $4,000.00 10566.7 %
2006FIVB800001002104 $23,900.00 151255.6 %
TotalFIVB19000010022311 $37,900.00 272948.2 %
TotalFIVB C&S412001000000 $6,000.00 15575.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kevin Ces  Fabien Dugrip
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB          
5000000005 $0.00 2001FIVB          
4000000004 $0.00 2002FIVB          
10000000019 $2,437.50 2003FIVB          
1001000000 $1,000.00 2003FIVB C&S          
10000000136 $5,125.00 2004FIVB          
2100001000 $1,100.00 2004FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
12000000237 $8,500.00 2005FIVB12000000138 $7,000.00
4030010000 $4,000.00 2005FIVB C&S4020020000 $2,750.00
8000012104 $11,950.00 2006FIVB8000012104 $11,950.00
601310234739 $34,112.50 TotalTotal251200322312 $22,700.00
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
Overall20 51.3% 8 20.5% 11 28.2% 28-11 71.8% 2 6.9% 2 6.9% 25 86.2% 2-27 6.9% 20-25 44.4% 10-13 43.5% 20 32-38 45.7%
2005-200620 51.3% 8 20.5% 11 28.2% 28-11 71.8% 2 6.9% 2 6.9% 25 86.2% 2-27 6.9% 20-25 44.4% 10-13 43.5% 20 32-38 45.7%
Against the Field7 38.9% 3 16.7% 8 44.4% 10-8 55.6% 1 4.8% 0 0.0% 20 95.2% 1-20 4.8% 14-36 28.0% 8-16 33.3% 20 13-26 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000000000100000002
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0024030012000000311
Challenge/Four Star/Open101761200690000002925
Satellite00000000102300012155
Total101910150017143000124743
Head to Head Results
Ces/Dugrip trail the series against the field 13-20 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-12, 21-13 0:34
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Ces/Dugrip Q17 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-3
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 4 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-17, 21-14 0:44
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 0-2
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Schneider 9 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:06
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Klemperer/Schneider 9 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-13, 21-12 0:36
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Ces/Dugrip 4 21-18, 26-24 0:48
Series tied with # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti Q18 Ces/Dugrip Q15 21-14, 21-19 0:36
8/20/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 3 Ces/Dugrip 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 5 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 14 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Ces/Dugrip 9 Wu/Xu 8 27-25, 18-21, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 16 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-1
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 24-22, 21-19 0:46
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 21-17, 24-22 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 18 Ces/Dugrip 47 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas 14 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 Cadieux/Leinemann 24, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 25, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:38
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:56
Trail the series against # 26 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 26 Ces/Dugrip 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 28, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 Ces/Dugrip Q19 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-12, 18-21, 18-16 1:13
Lead the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider 25, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Insfran/Marques 4 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 Bosma/Lario 21 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q20 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 Biza/Kubala 29, Q12 18-19 Retired 0:23
Lead the series against # Q25 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip Q17 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q16 21-16, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # Q27 Caravano/Damez, France 1-0
8/22/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Gold Medal Ces/Dugrip 1 Caravano/Damez 14, Q5 21-12, 21-14 0:35