Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Portugal Open
June 2 - 6, 2004
(24, Q1) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Rivo Vesik - 41st Kristjan Kais - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 2 Matt Jones / Adam Maskall, Australia (Q32) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Thu, 6/3/2004 Qualifier 3 Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (Q17) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 1 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (9) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 6/4/2004 Winner 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (25, Q9) Lost 17-21, 28-30 0:41
Fri, 6/4/2004 Contender 2 Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (26, Q15) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Sat, 6/5/2004 Contender 3 Pedro Cunha / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil (18, Q4) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 25-24 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-4
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:39
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:36
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 21-10, 29-27 0:36
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-18, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 5 22-24, 23-21, 15-11 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 6 25-23, 29-27 0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 Brizida/Pedrosa 9 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia 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 # 14 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-2
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 21-15, 21-14 0:39
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 # 15 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 21-19, 21-12 0:37
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q16 Hernandez/Papaleo Q17 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Cunha/Ferreira 18, Q4 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q10 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 # 22 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 # 25, Q9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 21-17, 30-28 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q15 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 Goranson/Skarlund 26, Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 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 # 29, Q2 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 # 30, Q14 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q7 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Deulofeu/Molinier Q10 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # Q13 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 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 # Q17 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 2-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q17 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
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 # Q22 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q26 Gortsianiouk/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Gortsianiouk/Xenakis Q26 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q32 Jones/Maskall, Australia 1-0
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 Jones/Maskall Q32 21-12, 21-14 0:31