Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(18) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Kaarel Kais - 57th Did not play
2002 Kaarel Kais - 37th Did not play
2003 Rivo Vesik - 33rd Kristjan Kais - 33rd
2004 Rivo Vesik - 17th Kristjan Kais - 17th
2005 Rivo Vesik - 25th Kristjan Kais - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 11 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 5 7th 300 US$8,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool B Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (15, Q24) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool B Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 27-29, 29-27, 27-29 1:25
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool B Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (31, Q19) Lost 24-26, 15-21 0:45
Fri, 8/4/2006 Winner 1 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (19) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 8/5/2006 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (13) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 38-38 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 18 29-27, 27-29, 29-27 1:25
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 6 Baracetti/Conde 8 32-30, 21-11 0:50
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Baracetti/Conde 18 21-13, 21-12 0:30
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 Kais/Vesik 25 21-13, 21-17 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 19 Kais/Vesik 6 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 14 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-17 0:31
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 23-21 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Lione/Varnier 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 8 Lione/Varnier 7 22-20, 21-19 0:39
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 27 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 21-10 0:42
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 Kais/Vesik 6 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 13 Kais/Vesik 18 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 Klemperer/Schneider 11 18-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:52
Lead the series against # 15, Q24 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Kais/Vesik 18 Krug/Urbatzka 15, Q24 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Egger/Laciga 8 21-18, 21-16 0:44
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-16 0:49
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 6 Kais/Vesik 10 21-11, 21-13 0:31
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 14 Egger/Laciga 3 21-12, 24-22 0:42
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Egger/Laciga 8 Kais/Vesik 21 18-21, 27-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 3-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Heyer/Laciga 19 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
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 # 20 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-18 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 24 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
Lead the series against # 25 Alvarez/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 6 Alvarez/Villar 21 22-20, 22-20 0:44
Series tied with # 27, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 Kais/Vesik 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:48
Series tied with # 28, Q15 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 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 # 31, Q19 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Koreng/Matysik 31, Q19 Kais/Vesik 18 26-24, 21-15 0:45
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 8 Koreng/Matysik 25 21-14, 28-26 0:45
Lead the series against Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 10 Fuerbringer/Jennings 32, Q38 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-3
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 Kais/Vesik 7 21-16, 21-13 0:32
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 # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 "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
Series tied with # Q10 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27 21-17, 21-16 0:40
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 # Q12 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 7 Berg/Svensson 23 22-20, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # Q18 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Lead the series against # Q30 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q5 Kruger/Montgomery Q28 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:48