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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004

(14) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Kristjan Kais
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1976 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paikuse, Parnumaa

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$296,852.89

Rivo Vesik
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1980 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parnu

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

142

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$319,014.54

Awards

Sportsperson 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	20	0	2	2	2	0	4	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	US$82,226.83
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	96	1	2	3	5	8	11	23	10	13	3	11	3	1	2	US$544,051.83

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Kaarel Kais - 57th	Did not play
2003	Rivo Vesik - 41st	Kristjan Kais - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	18	13th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	20, Q2	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		19th	20	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	24, Q1	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	27, Q7	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	27, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q5	33rd	18	US$0.00
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		9th	80	€ 3,000.00
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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q14	41st	10	US$0.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/2/2004	Winner 1	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (19)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 7/2/2004	Winner 2	Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 29-31	1:12
Fri, 7/2/2004	Contender 2	Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (20)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	$50,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2	3	6	2	$138,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	0	0	3	6	6	6	7	9	5	3	$270,250.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	$18,200.00
Total	82	1	0	1	4	8	8	19	9	15	11	6	$480,025.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kristjan Kais												Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$25,437.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	$28,937.50
28	0	0	0	0	1	12	3	7	5	$70,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	0	0	0	0	1	12	6	11	16	$85,750.00
59	1	0	0	3	12	14	10	8	11	$141,775.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	1	0	0	3	13	19	12	7	9	$155,387.50
7	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$5,575.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	Satellite
10	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	1	0	$12,825.00	Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	$9,600.00
110	1	0	1	5	19	34	17	16	17	$256,637.50	Total	124	1	0	1	4	17	34	23	18	26	$280,925.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,650.00	2	3	40.0 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$450.00	0	2	0.0 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$14,875.00	18	20	47.4 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	3	5	37.5 %
2004	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	$34,000.00	24	16	60.0 %
2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	7	6	$50,525.00	44	39	53.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	$7,950.00	7	10	41.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kristjan Kais													Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1998	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1999	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$668.75	1999	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$625.00	2000	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,800.00	2000	CEV
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	$3,000.00	2001	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,175.00	2001	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2001	CEV
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$825.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	2002	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00
8	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	1	$17,000.00	2004	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	1	$17,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
51	0	0	1	2	3	11	6	11	17	$41,006.25	Total	Total	25	0	0	1	1	0	6	4	7	6	$30,487.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	121	71.2%	27	15.9%	22	12.9%	148-22	87.1%	30	18.8%	31	19.4%	99	61.9%	30-130	18.8%	121-99	55.0%	57-53	51.8%	4	4	182-156	53.8%
2003-2004	37	80.4%	6	13.0%	3	6.5%	43-3	93.5%	7	14.0%	9	18.0%	34	68.0%	7-43	14.0%	37-34	52.1%	13-12	52.0%	1	0	51-46	52.6%
Against the Field	33	68.8%	11	22.9%	4	8.3%	44-4	91.7%	7	14.6%	12	25.0%	29	60.4%	7-41	14.6%	66-54	55.0%	36-32	52.9%	0	2	51-45	53.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	8	2	16	23	0	0	11	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	51
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	22	3	3	12	0	0	44	38	1	3	0	3	1	0	127	93
Challenger	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	13
Total	0	0	30	5	29	49	0	0	67	62	1	5	1	4	1	0	197	170

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 31-24 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	6	Kais/Vesik	27, Q4	21-17, 21-15	0:34
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	11	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	3	Kais/Vesik	14	21-18, 18-21, 31-29	1:12
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer		Kais/Vesik		21-9, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Prosser/Williams	20	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-3
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	Kais/Vesik	20, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Kais/Vesik		21-19, 21-13	0:38
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 # 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-2
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Kais/Vesik	18	21-8, 21-18	0:38
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug		Kais/Vesik		21-13, 21-18	0:43
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	6	25-23, 29-27	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Brazao/Souza	32	Kais/Vesik	41	19-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	21-19, 21-12	0:37
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	Q16	Hernandez/Papaleo	Q17	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:56
Series tied with # 18, Q6 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	18	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-17, 30-28	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	14	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 20 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-3
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	20	Kais/Vesik	14	21-17, 21-14	0:37
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Kais/Vesik	27, Q4	21-15, 21-14	0:39
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-14	0:36
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 # 21 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 # 22, Q1 Holdren/Metzger, United States 2-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	18	Holdren/Metzger	15	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:01
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	20, Q2	Holdren/Metzger	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	12	Kais/Vesik	22	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
3/24/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q12	Kais/Vesik	Q5	21-19, 13-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 26 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Rademacher		Kais/Vesik		21-16, 8-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 27 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 # 29, Q9 Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Brink/Schneider	20, Q15	17-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-9	0:38
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 # 32, Q18 Luna/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	20, Q2	Luna/Mesa	Q18	22-20, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/5/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Cunha/Ferreira	18, Q4	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against Oestberg/Sahlberg, Sweden 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	Q14	Oestberg/Sahlberg	Q51	21-12, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q10	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 2-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Asahi/Nishimura	Q23	21-17, 21-8	0:35
8/21/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	3	Asahi/Nishimura	10	21-11, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	3	Gosch/Strauss	5	24-22, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 3-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q17	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:45
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Beligratis/Michalopoulos		21-16, 21-10	0:37
8/23/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	3	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	6	21-9, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q21	21-16, 21-10	0:36
Lead the series against # Q21 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 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 # Q30 Gortsianiouk/Xenakis, Greece 3-0
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	20, Q2	Gortsianiouk/Xenakis	Q31	21-17, 21-16	0:38
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Gortsianiouk/Xenakis	Q26	21-17, 21-13	0:35
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Gortsianiouk/Xenakis		21-12, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q36 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
5/19/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	27, Q4	Desiderio/Patriarca	Q29	21-18, 21-18	0:41