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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

(12) 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 Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	13	7th	300	€ 2,475.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5)	Won 14-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:00
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 2	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (13)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:44
Mon, 8/7/2006	Winner 3	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:44
Tue, 8/8/2006	Semi-Finals	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2)	Won 21-19, 21-15
Tue, 8/8/2006	Gold Medal	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 13-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Kais/Vesik	12	21-17, 21-14
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Brink/Dieckmann	1	21-15, 21-16	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 21-18	0:46
Series tied with # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Kais/Vesik	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	21-19, 21-15
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	Kais/Vesik	11	21-13, 27-25	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	Klemperer/Schneider	11	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 2-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Koreng/Matysik	31, Q19	Kais/Vesik	18	26-24, 21-15	0:45
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	8	Koreng/Matysik	25	21-14, 28-26	0:45
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	13	Koreng/Matysik	15	15-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-4
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Heuscher/Kobel	5	14-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:00
6/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Kobel	7	Kais/Vesik	5	By Forfeit
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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	6	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:55
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Kais/Vesik	6	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-3
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	12	Horrem/Pettersen	13	21-17, 21-16	0:44
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Horrem/Pettersen	11	Kais/Vesik	6	21-18, 22-20	0:42
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
Series tied with # 16 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	6	Gscheidle/Schnider	27	21-17, 21-16	0:40
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	22, Q16	Kais/Vesik	11	26-24, 15-21, 19-17	0:57
Lead the series against Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Kais/Vesik	18	Krug/Urbatzka	15, Q24	21-18, 21-18	0:33