Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 2009
(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: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career Winnings: US$243,812.50
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: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career Winnings: US$271,325.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall7610138717912111312 US$461,825.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kaarel Kais - 41st Did not play
2002 Kaarel Kais - 37th Did not play
2003 Rivo Vesik - 33rd Kristjan Kais - 33rd
2004 Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
2006 Rivo Vesik - 7th Kristjan Kais - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 16 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 17 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 10 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 17 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 13 19th 0 US$0.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (21) Won 21-13, 14-21, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 31-35 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-18 0:45
5/3/09FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 10 21-17, 21-9 0:37
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 1 Kais/Vesik 17 21-15, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 16 21-18, 24-22 0:47
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 19 23-21, 21-12 0:42
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Rego/Santos 1 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 18 29-27, 27-29, 29-27 1:25
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-4
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Kais/Vesik 13 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Kais/Vesik 17 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Kais/Vesik 15 21-14, 7-0 Retired 0:23
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Kais/Vesik 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Kais/Vesik 12 21-14, 21-18 0:39
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Kais/Vesik 16 21-12, 21-18 0:37
5/30/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Kais/Vesik 17 21-13, 21-17 0:35
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 20 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 23-21, 21-19 0:44
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-9 0:43
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 12 21-19, 21-16 0:48
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 17 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Kais/Vesik 21 21-17, 22-20 0:44
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 10 Fuerbringer/Jennings 32, Q38 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool I Kais/Vesik 16 Dugrip/Salvetti 40 21-11, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Kais/Vesik 21 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 19 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-19, 21-11 0:36
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:48
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Kais/Vesik 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Heuscher/Heyer 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Trail the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-19 0:44
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Bellaguarda/Laciga 29 Kais/Vesik 13 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Kais/Vesik 20 23-21, 21-14 0:39
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 20 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Redmann/VanHuizen 22, Q8 Kais/Vesik 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 21 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 12 Lario/Mesa 21 21-13, 14-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Uhmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 11 Uhmann/Windscheif 6 21-19, 11-21, 15-10 0:48
Series tied with # 24 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool I "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 33 Kais/Vesik 16 21-19, 21-17 0:40
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 16 21-17, 21-19 0:42
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Kais/Vesik 15 14-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:07
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 6 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 Kais/Vesik 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 24-22, 21-14 0:43
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Hoyer/Soderberg 29 21-18, 21-18 0:47
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 6 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 25-23, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 29 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:39
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 17 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:37
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 Kais/Vesik 4 14-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 32, Q7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 Kais/Vesik 20, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:35
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 34, Q14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 11 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 37, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 27, Q6 21-17, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 38 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Wu/Yin 23 21-9, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 39 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Baracetti/Salema 7 21-11, 21-13 0:32
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Baracetti/Salema 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # Q8 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Dumek/Tichy 31, Q5 21-10, 21-13 0:34