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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003

(Q14) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Kaarel Kais - 57th	Did not play
2002	Kaarel Kais - 37th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q8	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q14	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	30, Q21	25th	60	US$3,500.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2003	Qualifier 2	Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q19)	Won 22-20, 25-23	0:48
Thu, 7/31/2003	Qualifier 3	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (16, Q3)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 7 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 # 9 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 # 16, Q3 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	Kais/Vesik	Q14	21-17, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 22, Q5 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
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against # Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Holden/Leinemann	23, Q1	Kais/Vesik	Q16	21-23, 25-23, 17-15	1:08
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Holden/Leinemann	19	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # Q19 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 2-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	Q14	Ljubicic/Slean	Q19	22-20, 25-23	0:48
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 # Q21 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 # Q26 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
Trail the series against # Q27 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 0-1
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Esko/Tuominen	Q25	Kais/Vesik	Q8	21-16, 16-21, 15-8	0:43
Trail the series against # Q29 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 0-1
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Petreaev/Shapranovich	Q46	Kais/Vesik	Q14	21-16, 21-14	0:30