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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(7) 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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	12	2nd	540	€ 8,150.00
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
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (23)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 13-15	0:56
Thu, 8/24/2006	Contender 1	Andrea Tomatis / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:40
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 2	Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15)	Won 26-24, 21-14	0:38
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 3	Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (12)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:42
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 4	David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (3)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 10-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 19-20 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Klemperer/Schneider	3	Kais/Vesik	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	Klemperer/Schneider	11	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27, Q4	21-13, 21-12	0:33
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	Kais/Vesik	13	By Forfeit
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:59
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 # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	7	Joosen/Melis	12	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	7	Biza/Kubala	15	26-24, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-3
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 6	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Laciga/Laciga	5	22-24, 23-21, 15-11	0:49
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Laciga/Laciga	3	21-17, 24-22	0:37
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Laciga/Laciga	4	Kais/Vesik	29, Q10	21-15, 21-14	0:30
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool A	Laciga/Laciga		Kais/Vesik		21-13, 21-16	0:31
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Laciga/Laciga	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	Kais/Vesik	7	22-24, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
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
Lead the series against # 24 Tomatis/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	7	Tomatis/Varnier	24	21-12, 21-18	0:40