Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
May 1 - 6, 2012
(Q17) Karl Jaani/Rivo Vesik, Estonia
 
Karl Jaani
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 27, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Tartu
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 9th (FIVB Myslowice 2010)
Career Winnings: US$32,325.00
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB260000001375541 US$63,950.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Kristjan Kais - 13th
2006 Did not play Kristjan Kais - 9th
2007 Did not play Kristjan Kais - 17th
2009 Did not play Kristjan Kais - 4th
2010 Rivo Vesik - 17th Karl Jaani - 17th
2011 Rivo Vesik - 13th Karl Jaani - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 30, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 34 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 26, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 23, Q5 13th 180 US$4,250.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2012 Qualifier 1 Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (Q16) Lost 17-21, 22-24 0:35
Head to Head Results
Jaani/Vesik trail the series against the field 12-31 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 17 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Jaani/Vesik 17 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 2 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 10 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 21-16, 21-19 0:35
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Jaani/Vesik 19 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 26 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 16 Jaani/Vesik 23, Q5 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-4
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:47
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Jaani/Vesik 12 23-21, 21-16 0:43
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Jaani/Vesik 23 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:52
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Jaani/Vesik 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-3
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Jaani/Vesik 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:31
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Benes/Kubala 23 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 26-24, 21-13 0:47
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 28 Jaani/Vesik 25 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Jaani/Vesik 34 17-21, 24-22, 17-15 0:52
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Klemperer/Koreng 7 Jaani/Vesik 23 33-31, 21-19 0:57
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Jaani/Vesik 27, Q3 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 Jaani/Vesik 13 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Jaani/Vesik 25 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 0:56
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Jaani/Vesik 27, Q3 Dollinger/Windscheif 22, Q6 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Plavins/Smedins 15 Jaani/Vesik 34 21-16, 21-15 0:38
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Plavins/Smedins 26, Q16 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Chevallier/Heyer 23 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 21-13, 21-12 0:30
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Jaani/Vesik 23, Q5 Chevallier/Heyer 26 21-14, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Jaani/Vesik 27, Q3 21-13, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Jaani/Vesik 34 Bogatov/Prokopiev 39 21-17, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 28, Q15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q31 Jaani/Vesik Q2 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 Jaani/Vesik Q9 21-16, 15-21, 31-29 1:03
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Jaani/Vesik 17 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q11 24-22, 21-14 0:43
Series tied with # Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 Jaani/Vesik 12 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Jaani/Vesik 12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
Series tied with # Q8 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jaani/Vesik 30, Q12 Ces/Ces Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:34
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 14 Jaani/Vesik 19 21-16, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jaani/Vesik 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 29, Q4 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20, Q10 Jaani/Vesik Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # Q13 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 3 Eithun/Horrem 27, Q7 Jaani/Vesik Q10 14-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # Q16 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 0-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Redmann/Saxton Q16 Jaani/Vesik Q17 21-17, 24-22 0:35
Trail the series against # Q23 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 0-2
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 1 Hatch/Schachter 28, Q7 Jaani/Vesik 12 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:49
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Hatch/Schachter 32, Q51 Jaani/Vesik Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q27 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 Dugrip/Salvetti Q23 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q32 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jaani/Vesik 23, Q5 Lord/Miedzybrodzki Q28 21-18, 23-21 0:44