Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(41) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 29, Q10 25th 60 US$3,500.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool H Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (17) Lost 10-21, 18-21 0:32
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool H Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (8) Lost 23-25, 14-21 0:39
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool H Pedro Brazao / Fred Souza, Brazil (32) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 14-16 0:58
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Rivo Vesik - 5th Kristjan Kais - 5th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Rivo Vesik - 5th Kristjan Kais - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Karl Jaani - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 41 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 17 5th 600 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 19 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 16 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 9-17 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Kais/Vesik 41 25-23, 21-14 0:39
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 # 16 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 # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Bellaguarda/Dultra 17 Kais/Vesik 41 21-10, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Alvarez/Rossell 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 Alvarez/Rossell Q1 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 24 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 # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 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
Trail the series against # 32 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Brazao/Souza 32 Kais/Vesik 41 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 34 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 # 36 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 # 44 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 # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q21 21-16, 21-10 0:36
Trail the series against # 46 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Semi-Finals Fenili/Galli 13 Kais/Vesik 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 48 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