Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(5) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kaarel Kais - 41st Did not play
2002 Kaarel Kais - 37th Did not play
2003 Rivo Vesik - 33rd Kristjan Kais - 33rd
2004 Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 10 7th 400 US$11,200.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 6 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 5 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 10 5th 220 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 14 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 15 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 14 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 13 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (28) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:41
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (21) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (6) Won 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 3 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (14) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 4 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (16) Won 21-18, 10-21, 15-12 0:50
Sat, 7/8/2006 Contender 5 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 24-22 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-9 0:43
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 # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 6 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:55
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Kais/Vesik 6 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 11 Kais/Vesik 6 21-18, 22-20 0:42
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 15 Kais/Vesik 18 24-22, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 6 Alvarez/Villar 21 22-20, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Heese/VanHuizen 23, Q1 22-20, 21-11 0:40
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 6 Heese/VanHuizen 14 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 5 Heyer/Laciga 14 21-19, 21-16 0:41
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 # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Gosch/Strauss 20 21-17, 22-20 0:33
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 5 Amore/Fenili 16 21-18, 10-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 12 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 25 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
Series tied with # 28 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-19 0:41
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 6 Deulofeu/Salvetti 27, Q16 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:43
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-3
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 6 21-19, 21-11 0:42
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 3 Kais/Vesik 8 21-11, 21-12 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 4 Kais/Vesik 13 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 8 Koreng/Matysik 25 21-14, 28-26 0:45
Lead the series against # Q5 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kais/Vesik 10 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 26, Q3 21-12, 21-5 0:30
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 22 21-11, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q30 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
5/19/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 Desiderio/Patriarca Q29 21-18, 21-18 0:41