Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(12) 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
2004 Rivo Vesik - 13th Kristjan Kais - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 15 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 17 5th 600 US$20,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Pedro Cunha / Luiz Dulinski, Brazil (21, Q11) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15 0:54
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (28, Q3) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (22) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:32
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 3 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q8) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:44
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 4 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 7/16/2005 Contender 5 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 19-21 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 12 21-19, 21-16 0:48
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 17 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 13 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 Kais/Vesik 13 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-3
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 5 Brink/Schneider 13 Kais/Vesik 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:57
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 12 Kais/Vesik 21 21-14, 21-18 0:37
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Brink/Schneider 19 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-2
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
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 # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-2
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Kais/Vesik 13 32-30, 21-19 0:51
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:48
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 25, Q9 Kais/Vesik 24, Q1 21-17, 30-28 0:41
Trail the series against # 21, Q11 Cunha/Dulinski, Brazil 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Cunha/Dulinski 21, Q11 Kais/Vesik 12 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 12 Xu/Xu 22 21-17, 21-9 0:32
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 21 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22 21-16, 21-14 0:37
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 14 Gartmayer/Nowotny 19 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 4-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 12 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Watanabe 29, Q8 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Dyachenko/Kulinich 31, Q23 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Kais/Vesik 25, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:33
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Kais/Vesik 25 27-25, 21-16 0:50
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Kais/Vesik 14 21-18, 18-21, 31-29 1:12
Lead the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 17 Boersma/Kogel 32 21-18, 21-15 0:44
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Boersma/Kogel 20 25-23, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 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