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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Turkish Masters
May 17 - 21, 2006

(13) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$320,363.72

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 Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2002	Kaarel Kais - 7th	Sten Esna - 13th
2003	Rivo Vesik - 9th	Kristjan Kais - 9th
2005	Rivo Vesik - 19th	Kristjan Kais - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	15	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	17	5th	600	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	21	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	18	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	13	13th	120	US$4,500.00

Turkish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/19/2006	Winner 1	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:46
Fri, 5/19/2006	Contender 1	Cengizhan Kartaltepe / Erkan Togan, Türkiye (5)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:40
Fri, 5/19/2006	Contender 2	Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (15)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:55
Sat, 5/20/2006	Contender 3	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (3)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 11-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	6	Kais/Vesik	10	21-11, 21-13	0:31
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	14	Egger/Laciga	3	21-12, 24-22	0:42
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Kais/Vesik	21	18-21, 27-25, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	3	Kais/Vesik	13	21-15, 21-12	0:40
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	14	Heuscher/Kobel	6	21-15, 21-17	0:31
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 23-21	0:32
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Kais/Vesik	18	18-21, 28-26, 16-14	1:02
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 # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Kartaltepe/Togan, Türkiye 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Kartaltepe/Togan	5	21-18, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Kais/Vesik	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	21	Canet/Hamel	28	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	25	Canet/Hamel	9	21-11, 21-15	0:34
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	12	Kais/Vesik	22	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-2
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Kais/Vesik	13	32-30, 21-19	0:51
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	18	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
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 # 15 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	13	Koreng/Matysik	15	15-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Amore/Tomatis	Q12	21-7, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
3/16/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Dvorsky/Litva	Q26	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	15	Kais/Vesik	18	24-22, 21-17	0:41
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Pettersen	13	Kais/Vesik		21-18, 21-18	0:47