Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(Q5) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 29, Q7 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 41 37th 80 US$1,875.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Jason Kruger / Wes Montgomery, Canada (Q28) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:48
Wed, 3/24/2004 Qualifier 2 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q12) Lost 19-21, 21-13, 10-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 12-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-17, 24-22 0:37
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
Series tied with # 13 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 # 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 24, Q15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Brink/Schneider 20, Q15 17-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 Kais/Vesik Q5 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # Q14 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 # Q16 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 # Q17 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q5 Kruger/Montgomery Q28 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:48