Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(13) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 11 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 12 7th 200 US$8,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (20, Q3) Won 21-15, 26-24 0:54
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (4) Lost 19-21, 22-20, 9-15 1:01
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (19) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 29-25 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 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
Series tied with # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 4-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 4 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 20-22, 15-9 1:01
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
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
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 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 17 Heyer/Laciga 8 21-17, 23-25, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 21 Canet/Hamel 28 21-18, 21-16 0:41
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 25 Canet/Hamel 9 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-2
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 Kais/Vesik 15 21-12, 21-14 0:29
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Kais/Vesik 18 21-8, 21-18 0:38
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 # 14 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 # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 25 Berger/Doppler 23, Q2 By Forfeit  
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 # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 15 Kais/Vesik 18 24-22, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
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 # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-15, 26-24 0:54
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 8-21, 16-14 0:53
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 # 21 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 # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 11 Leinemann/VanHuizen 21 21-19, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 15-21, 19-17 0:57
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Polte/Schoen 18 21-14, 21-12 Retired 0:37
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q12 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 # Q14 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 # Q16 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 11 Rossell/Villar 27, Q11 15-21, 27-25, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # Q18 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