European Championship Tour
€ 87,000 Spanish Open
September 9 - 12, 2004
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: 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 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Parnu
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$320,363.72
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
CEV2002220461120000 US$82,226.83
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall961235811231013311312 US$544,051.83
Previous Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 25, Q2 17th 108 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 18 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 25 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 15 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 18 13th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 20, Q2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
CEV 6/9-13/2004 European Championship Final 19th 20 € 1,500.00
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
Spanish Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool D Javier Bosma / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:44
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool D Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:37
Sat, 9/11/2004 Pool D Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia Won 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 9-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
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 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool D Bosma/Garcia-Thompson Kais/Vesik 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-1
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
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
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 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-2
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Kais/Vesik 18 21-8, 21-18 0:38
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug Kais/Vesik 21-13, 21-18 0:43
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 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Dyachenko/Kulinich 31, Q23 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 2-1
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Pool D Kais/Vesik Grinbergs/Stals 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Pool D Kais/Vesik Grinbergs/Stals 21-13, 21-19 0:30
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Winner 1 Grinbergs/Stals Kais/Vesik 19-21, 27-25, 15-7 0:55
Trail the series against Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool D Pedrosa/Rosas Kais/Vesik 23-21, 21-15 0:37