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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

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:

Tournaments:

129

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$297,293.44

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:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$320,363.72

Awards

Sportsperson 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	20	0	2	2	2	0	4	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	US$82,226.83
FIVB	75	1	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,500.00
Overall	96	1	2	3	5	8	11	23	10	13	3	11	3	1	2	US$544,051.83

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	24, Q1	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	27, Q7	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	27, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q5	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	29, Q7	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	41	37th	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	29, Q10	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	30, Q5	25th	30	US$2,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		9th	80	€ 3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	3	3rd	48	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q14	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q8	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	32	US$0.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q14	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	30, Q21	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	30, Q21	25th	30	US$2,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool B	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:43
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool B	David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany	Lost 16-21, 21-8, 12-15	0:51
Sat, 6/12/2004	Pool B	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany	Won By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$50,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2	3	6	0	$138,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	0	0	3	6	6	6	7	9	5	0	$270,250.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	$18,200.00
Total	82	1	0	1	4	8	8	19	9	15	11	0	$480,025.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kristjan Kais												Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$25,437.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$28,937.50
28	0	0	0	0	1	12	3	7	0	$70,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	0	0	0	0	1	12	6	11	0	$85,750.00
59	1	0	0	3	12	14	10	8	0	$141,775.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	1	0	0	3	13	19	12	7	0	$155,387.50
7	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$5,575.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	Satellite
10	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	1	0	$12,825.00	Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	$9,600.00
110	1	0	1	5	19	34	17	16	0	$256,637.50	Total	124	1	0	1	4	17	34	23	18	0	$280,925.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,650.00	2	3	40.0 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$450.00	0	2	0.0 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$14,875.00	18	20	47.4 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	3	5	37.5 %
2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$21,000.00	18	10	64.3 %
2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	6	$37,525.00	38	33	53.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	$7,950.00	7	10	41.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kristjan Kais													Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1998	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1999	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$668.75	1999	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$625.00	2000	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,800.00	2000	CEV
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	$3,000.00	2001	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,175.00	2001	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2001	CEV
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$825.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	2002	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2002	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	$10,500.00	2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	$10,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
49	0	0	1	2	4	10	4	11	17	$34,806.25	Total	Total	23	0	0	1	1	0	6	2	7	6	$24,137.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	31	72.1%	4	9.3%	8	18.6%	35-8	81.4%	5	14.7%	3	8.8%	26	76.5%	5-29	14.7%	31-26	54.4%	9-11	45.0%	3	0	43-37	53.8%
2003-2004	6	66.7%	0	0.0%	3	33.3%	6-3	66.7%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	6-6	50.0%	1-4	20.0%	1	0	8-10	44.4%
Against the Field	5	62.5%	0	0.0%	3	37.5%	5-3	62.5%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	10-10	50.0%	2-8	20.0%	1	0	7-9	43.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	8	2	16	23	0	0	11	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	51
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	22	3	3	12	0	0	44	38	1	3	0	3	1	0	127	93
Challenger	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	13
Total	0	0	30	5	29	49	0	0	67	62	1	5	1	4	1	0	197	170

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 16-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-17, 30-28	0:41
Lead the series against Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 3-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q17	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:45
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Beligratis/Michalopoulos		21-16, 21-10	0:37
8/23/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	3	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	6	21-9, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Kais/Vesik	41	25-23, 21-14	0:39
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Berger/Doppler		Kais/Vesik		17-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:55
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Berger/Doppler	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	21-16, 30-28	0:52
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Brink/Schneider	20, Q15	17-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-9	0:38
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Brink/Schneider	Q12	21-16, 22-20	0:36
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	12	Kais/Vesik	22	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q10	21-17, 21-15	0:41
Series tied with Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug		Kais/Vesik		21-13, 21-18	0:43
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	6	25-23, 29-27	0:43
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-5
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Kais/Vesik		Dieckmann/Reckermann		By Forfeit
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:39
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:36
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	21-10, 29-27	0:36
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:32
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Kais/Vesik		16-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer		Kais/Vesik		21-9, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against Gortsianiouk/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Gortsianiouk/Xenakis	Q26	21-17, 21-13	0:35
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Gortsianiouk/Xenakis		21-12, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Grinbergs/Stals		21-13, 21-19	0:30
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Grinbergs/Stals		Kais/Vesik		19-21, 27-25, 15-7	0:55
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Kais/Vesik		21-19, 21-13	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against Karasev/Kulikovsky, Russia 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kais/Vesik		Karasev/Kulikovsky		21-13, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Rademacher		Kais/Vesik		21-16, 8-21, 15-12	0:51