Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(29, Q10) 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: 13
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: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career Winnings: US$271,325.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall7610138717912111312 US$461,825.00
Previous Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 30, Q5 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 3 3rd 48 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q14 33rd 32 US$0.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (Q23) Won 21-17, 21-8 0:35
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 2 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (Q7) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool D Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (13) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:42
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool D Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (20) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:54
Sat, 9/20/2003 Pool D Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 11-13 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-18, 21-10 0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:30
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Berger/Doppler 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 21-16, 30-28 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Prosser/Williams 20 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 22 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Holden/Leinemann 23, Q1 Kais/Vesik Q16 21-23, 25-23, 17-15 1:08
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Holden/Leinemann 19 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 27 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q16 Hernandez/Papaleo Q17 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-9 0:38
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Brink/Schneider Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:36
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # Q3 Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 19-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
Lead the series against # Q7 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q23 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 2-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 Asahi/Nishimura Q23 21-17, 21-8 0:35
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q21 21-16, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # Q27 Silva/Xisto, Angola 2-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Silva/Xisto Q44 21-11, 21-15 0:26
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Silva/Xisto Q42 21-13, 21-15 0:34