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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003

(30, Q21) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Kristjan Kais
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paikuse, Parnumaa

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$243,812.50

Rivo Vesik
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parnu

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$271,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	75	1	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,500.00
Overall	76	1	0	1	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$461,825.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Kaarel Kais - 89th	Did not play
2001	Kaarel Kais - 41st	Did not play
2002	Kaarel Kais - 57th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	30, Q21	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	30, Q23	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	28, Q17	25th	30	US$1,650.00

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 1	Mario Silva / Miguel Xisto, Angola (Q44)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:26
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 2	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (Q12)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:36
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 3	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (Q28)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:38
Thu, 6/26/2003	Pool C	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14)	Lost 19-21, 21-15, 13-15	0:50
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool C	Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel, United States (19, Q6)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool C	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (3)	Lost 25-27, 19-21	0:52

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Metzger/Wong	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	27-25, 21-19	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Berger/Doppler	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	21-16, 30-28	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	Q1	23-21, 19-21, 15-7	0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Baxter/Henkel	19, Q6	19-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
Trail the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Holden/Leinemann	19	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Ferreira/Ramos	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Brink/Schneider	Q12	21-16, 22-20	0:36
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Ljubicic/Slean	Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # Q17 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Amore/Tomatis	Q12	21-7, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # Q28 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q32 Martell/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	Martell/Sotelo	Q16	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # Q42 Emmens/Willner, Sweden 1-0
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Emmens/Willner	Q44	21-12, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q44 Silva/Xisto, Angola 2-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Silva/Xisto	Q44	21-11, 21-15	0:26
6/4/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Silva/Xisto	Q42	21-13, 21-15	0:34