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June 22 - 26, 2005

(17) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Kristjan Kais
Estonia

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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:

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:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$271,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
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	76	1	0	1	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$461,825.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Kaarel Kais - 89th	Did not play
2001	Kaarel Kais - 41st	Did not play
2002	Kaarel Kais - 57th	Did not play
2003	Rivo Vesik - 25th	Kristjan Kais - 25th
2004	Rivo Vesik - 13th	Kristjan Kais - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	21	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	18	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	13	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	13	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	25, Q2	17th	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	18	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	25	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	15	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	14	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	18	13th	180	US$7,000.00

Berlin World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/22/2005	Winner 1	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (48)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
Wed, 6/22/2005	Winner 2	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (16)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:41
Thu, 6/23/2005	Winner 3	Emiel Boersma / Richard Kogel, Netherlands (32)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:44
Fri, 6/24/2005	Winner 4	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-9	0:57
Sat, 6/25/2005	Winner 5	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (13)	Lost 15-21, 21-13, 10-15	0:57
Sat, 6/25/2005	Contender 7	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:39

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Rivo Vesik - 37th	Kristjan Kais - 37th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Rivo Vesik - 5th	Kristjan Kais - 5th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Rivo Vesik - 9th	Kristjan Kais - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Karl Jaani - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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 24-27 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kais/Vesik	17	21-13, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Neto/Ramos	7	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:33
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Kais/Vesik	25	27-25, 21-16	0:50
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 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Kais/Vesik	13	19-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Kais/Vesik	13	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:39
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:36
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	21-10, 29-27	0:36
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Kais/Vesik	21	18-21, 27-25, 15-10	0:58
Series tied with # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Kais/Vesik	18	21-8, 21-18	0:38
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	6	25-23, 29-27	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	17	Heyer/Laciga	8	21-17, 23-25, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kais/Vesik	18	18-21, 28-26, 16-14	1:02
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-3
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 5	Brink/Schneider	13	Kais/Vesik	17	21-15, 13-21, 15-10	0:57
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider	12	Kais/Vesik	21	21-14, 21-18	0:37
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	13	Brink/Schneider	19	18-21, 24-22, 15-10	0:55
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
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-2
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Kais/Vesik	13	32-30, 21-19	0:51
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 # 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:59
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Series tied with # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	15	Kais/Vesik	18	24-22, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	25	Berger/Doppler	23, Q2	By Forfeit
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Kais/Vesik	41	25-23, 21-14	0:39
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Berger/Doppler	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	21-16, 30-28	0:52
Trail the series against # 25 Child/Heese, Canada 1-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	Child/Heese	24	21-19, 10-21, 15-13	0:51
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	18	Kais/Vesik	15	25-23, 21-17	0:48
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 # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	21	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22	21-16, 21-14	0:37
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	14	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 3-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	13	Hernandez/Papaleo	19	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 32 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 2-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	17	Boersma/Kogel	32	21-18, 21-15	0:44
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Boersma/Kogel	20	25-23, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	21	Canet/Hamel	28	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	25	Canet/Hamel	9	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 46 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
Trail the series against # 48 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-2
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	17	Brenha/Maia	48	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:45
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Brenha/Maia	13	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:42
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Brenha/Maia	16, Q3	Kais/Vesik	Q14	21-17, 21-17	0:42