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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Dutch Masters
August 9 - 12, 2007

(3) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Kristjan Kais
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paikuse, Parnumaa

Resides:

Tartu

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 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parnu

Resides:

Pârnu

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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Rivo Vesik - 7th	Kristjan Kais - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	19	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	4	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	12	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	13	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	16	1	600	US$32,000.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	3	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	15	13	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	8	3	480	€ 5,850.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	16	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	10	17	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	7	7	400	€ 4,000.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	12	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	11	25	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	5	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	6	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	10	7	400	US$11,200.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	5	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	6	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	13	7	300	€ 2,475.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	10	5	220	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	14	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	15	5	240	US$10,000.00

Dutch Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/10/2007	Winner 1	Teis Corneliussen / Lars Mayland, Denmark (14)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:34
Fri, 8/10/2007	Winner 2	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:35
Fri, 8/10/2007	Contender 2	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8)	Won 21-11, 21-5	0:26
Sat, 8/11/2007	Contender 3	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (7)	Lost 17-21, 21-15, 10-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 9-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-0
6/2/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Kais/Vesik	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	1:02
5/20/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	8	Klemperer/Koreng	4	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 2 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-3
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Kais/Vesik	3	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	19	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-19, 21-11	0:36
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Kais/Vesik	16	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	16-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:48
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Kais/Vesik	16	21-17, 21-16	0:37
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
Series tied with # 7 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
8/11/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 3	Berger/Nowotny	7	Kais/Vesik	3	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	8	Berger/Nowotny	13	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	3	Babich/Nikolaev	8	21-11, 21-5	0:26
Lead the series against # 14 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	3	Corneliussen/Mayland	14	21-18, 21-11	0:34