Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(12) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia
 
Kristjan Kais
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 3, 1976 (49 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 (45 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
Awards
  • Sportsperson 2009
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall7610138717912111312 US$461,825.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Kaarel Kais - 57th Did not play
2003 Rivo Vesik - 41st Kristjan Kais - 41st
2004 Rivo Vesik - 17th Kristjan Kais - 17th
2005 Rivo Vesik - 13th Kristjan Kais - 13th
2006 Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 16 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 16 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$7,750.00
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$7,750.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool E Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (21, Q3) Lost 26-28, 21-15, 10-15 0:57
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool E Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (28, Q9) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool E Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (5) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:38
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 1 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17, Q1) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400002010000 $50,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam24000001102360 $138,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4610036667950 $270,250.00
Challenger100100000000 $2,500.00
Total7610138717913110 $461,825.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kristjan Kais Rivo Vesik
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
4000021000 $25,437.50 World Championships5000021100 $28,937.50
280000112370 $70,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4600001126110 $85,750.00
59100312141080 $141,775.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open64100313191270 $155,387.50
7001132000 $5,575.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,250.00
1000001000 $175.00 Satellite          
1001014183014150 $243,812.50 Total1171013163220180 $271,325.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB100000000010 $1,650.00 2340.0 %
2003FIVB1000000000055 $14,875.00 182047.4 %
2003FIVB C&S100100000000 $2,500.00 6185.7 %
2004FIVB1300010014511 $57,100.00 332655.9 %
2005FIVB1200004113210 $89,300.00 292454.7 %
2006FIVB1000001340110 $71,100.00 262056.5 %
2007FIVB610001011200 $62,600.00 191261.3 %
TotalFIVB52100164781096 $296,625.00 12710554.7 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $2,500.00 6185.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kristjan Kais  Rivo Vesik
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000010000 $600.00 1998FIVB C&S          
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
2000002000 $625.00 2000FIVB C&S          
7000000034 $3,000.00 2001FIVB          
2000011000 $1,175.00 2001FIVB C&S          
4000000013 $825.00 2002FIVB1000000010 $825.00
1000100000 $1,100.00 2002FIVB C&S          
10000000055 $7,437.50 2003FIVB10000000055 $7,437.50
1001000000 $1,250.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,250.00
13000105511 $28,550.00 2004FIVB13000105511 $28,550.00
13000055210 $46,900.00 2005FIVB12000054210 $44,650.00
10000044110 $35,550.00 2006FIVB10000044110 $35,550.00
6100012200 $31,300.00 2007FIVB6100012200 $31,300.00
7410121219101217 $158,312.50 TotalTotal53101110151096 $149,562.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall121 71.2% 27 15.9% 22 12.9% 148-22 87.1% 30 18.8% 31 19.4% 99 61.9% 30-130 18.8% 121-99 55.0% 57-53 51.8% 44 182-156 53.8%
2006-200731 72.1% 7 16.3% 5 11.6% 38-5 88.4% 11 26.2% 8 19.0% 23 54.8% 11-31 26.2% 31-23 57.4% 18-13 58.1% 13 50-39 56.2%
Against the Field37 62.7% 10 16.9% 12 20.3% 47-12 79.7% 13 17.8% 14 19.2% 46 63.0% 13-60 17.8% 74-86 46.3% 46-52 46.9% 03 60-72 45.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships0000450073000000119
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam008216230011180000004451
Challenge/Four Star/Open0022331200443813031012793
Challenger000030002001100061
Total003052643006459141310188157
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 36-41 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Rego/Santos 1 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
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 # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Trail the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Kais/Vesik 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Kais/Vesik 16 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 16 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 21-18, 21-16 0:39
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 # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-12, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 11 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Wu/Xu 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 13 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 23-21, 21-19 0:44
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 # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:48
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Kais/Vesik 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Series tied with # 15, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Kais/Vesik 15 14-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:07
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-2
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-14, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Kais/Vesik 12 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:51
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Kais/Vesik 16 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 20 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-3
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Kais/Vesik 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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 # 21, Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Kais/Vesik 12 28-26, 15-21, 15-10 0:57
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 # 22 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 # 24, Q7 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 25 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 9 Kais/Vesik 10 23-21, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 26 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 # 28, Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Marques/Solberg 4 24-26, 21-17, 16-14 1:07
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-19, 22-24, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-18, 21-17 0:42
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Leinemann/VanHuizen 19 Kais/Vesik 14 21-14, 37-35 0:55
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 11 Leinemann/VanHuizen 21 21-19, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 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