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US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012

(Q11) Karl Jaani/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Karl Jaani
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 27, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tartu

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Myslowice 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$32,325.00

Rivo Vesik
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parnu

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$271,325.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2010

Awards

Sportsperson 2009

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	5	4	1	US$63,950.00

Previous Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Kristjan Kais - 9th
2010	Rivo Vesik - 17th	Karl Jaani - 17th
2011	Rivo Vesik - 33rd	Karl Jaani - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	28, Q22	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q17	41st	24	US$0.00
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

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/23/2012	Qualifier 1	Cesar Castro / Leon Colina, Venezuela (Q54)	Lost 21-18, 13-21, 10-15	0:43

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$25,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	0	$31,150.00
Total	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	0	$63,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karl Jaani												Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$28,937.50
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$12,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	0	0	0	0	1	12	6	11	0	$85,750.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	$15,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	1	0	0	3	13	19	12	7	0	$155,387.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	Satellite
34	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	5	0	$32,325.00	Total	117	1	0	1	3	16	32	20	18	0	$271,325.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	2	1	$38,600.00	16	24	40.0 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	$21,850.00	14	19	42.4 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$3,500.00	3	6	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	10	$63,950.00	33	49	40.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karl Jaani													Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$825.00
											2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
											2004	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	1	1	$28,550.00
											2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	1	0	$44,650.00
											2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	$35,550.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$350.00	2006	FIVB C&S
											2007	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	$43,550.00
											2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	$21,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	0	0	$47,150.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	1	$19,300.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	2	1	$19,300.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	7	$10,925.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	$10,925.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,750.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	5	13	$32,325.00	Total	Total	102	1	0	1	3	15	30	20	16	16	$262,887.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	19	57.6%	4	12.1%	10	30.3%	23-10	69.7%	10	20.4%	8	16.3%	31	63.3%	10-39	20.4%	19-31	38.0%	14-18	43.8%	0	0	33-49	40.2%
2011-2012	9	56.3%	1	6.3%	6	37.5%	10-6	62.5%	7	26.9%	5	19.2%	14	53.8%	7-19	26.9%	9-14	39.1%	8-11	42.1%	0	0	17-25	40.5%
Against the Field	6	40.0%	3	20.0%	6	40.0%	9-6	60.0%	5	20.0%	2	8.0%	18	72.0%	5-20	20.0%	12-36	25.0%	16-16	50.0%	0	0	14-26	35.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	5	3	15	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	23
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	5	0	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	23
Total	0	0	17	10	4	17	0	0	2	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	49

Head to Head Results
Jaani/Vesik trail the series against the field 14-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Jaani/Vesik	17	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q10	Fuerbringer/Lucena	7	23-21, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	10	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q10	21-16, 21-19	0:35
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Jaani/Vesik	19	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Cerutti/Rego	5	Jaani/Vesik	28, Q22	24-22, 28-26	0:46
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	2	Jaani/Vesik	23	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Gibb/Rosenthal	10	Jaani/Vesik	34	17-21, 24-22, 17-15	0:52
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Gibb/Rosenthal	7, Q3	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q6	22-20, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-3
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool L	Benes/Kubala	19	Jaani/Vesik	30, Q12	21-17, 21-10	0:31
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Benes/Kubala	23	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q6	26-24, 21-13	0:47
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 4	Benes/Kubala	28	Jaani/Vesik	25	17-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	Q10	Dumek/Tichy	Q23	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Jaani/Vesik	28, Q22	21-18, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	25	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:56
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	Dollinger/Windscheif	22, Q6	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 16 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	30, Q12	Ces/Ces	Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:34
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	14	Jaani/Vesik	19	21-16, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Plavins/Smedins	15	Jaani/Vesik	34	21-16, 21-15	0:38
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool P	Plavins/Smedins	26, Q16	Jaani/Vesik	23	21-12, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	Jaani/Vesik	13	21-12, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Jaani/Vesik	23	33-31, 21-19	0:57
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Chevallier/Heyer	21	Jaani/Vesik	28, Q22	21-12, 21-18	0:37
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Chevallier/Heyer	23	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q10	21-13, 21-12	0:30
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Chevallier/Heyer	26	21-14, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29, Q4	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool J	Jaani/Vesik	34	Bogatov/Prokopiev	39	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	28, Q22	Laciga/Weingart	Q6	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:46
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jaani/Vesik	28, Q22	Redmann/Saxton	Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:36
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Redmann/Saxton	Q16	Jaani/Vesik	Q17	21-17, 24-22	0:35
Trail the series against # 29 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q31	Jaani/Vesik	Q2	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	21-13, 24-22	0:43
Series tied with # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21	Jaani/Vesik	12	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:53
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Jaani/Vesik	12	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q5	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # Q22 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	Asahi/Shiratori	Q14	15-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:47
Trail the series against # Q23 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 0-2
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 1	Hatch/Schachter	28, Q7	Jaani/Vesik	12	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:49
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Hatch/Schachter	32, Q51	Jaani/Vesik	Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # Q27 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q10	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q26	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # Q31 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Lord/Miedzybrodzki	Q28	21-18, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # Q54 Castro/Colina, Venezuela 0-1
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Castro/Colina	Q54	Jaani/Vesik	Q11	18-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43