Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008
(Q11) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France
 
Andy Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 3, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny sur orge
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 89
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$141,675.00
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB76010232671717138 US$264,250.00
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 27, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 28 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 21, Q5 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 26, Q4 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 30, Q12 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 30, Q8 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 29, Q5 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 31, Q9 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 29, Q1 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 27, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 29, Q7 25th 50 US$1,600.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q13 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 28 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 31, Q10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 26, Q2 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 1 Pavel Karpukhin / Evgeniy Romashkin, Russia (Q22) Won 21-13, 31-29 0:51
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 2 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (25, Q6) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces trail the series against the field 9-32 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 19 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 1:03
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Ces/Ces 31 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 21-18, 21-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 21-15, 21-11 0:39
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 21-19, 21-13 0:37
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-14, 21-18 0:41
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 21-13, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Fuerbringer/Jennings 12 Ces/Ces 28 21-10, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 21-15, 21-10 0:39
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 21 Ces/Ces 28 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 21-17, 22-20 0:51
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 6 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 19, Q2 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Insfran/Neto 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-18, 24-22 0:50
Trail the series against # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Ces/Ces 21, Q5 21-18, 21-16 0:38
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Trail the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 Ces/Ces 26, Q2 26-24, 17-21, 24-22 1:08
Lead the series against # 24 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Gavira/Lario 10 21-13, 21-14 0:48
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 Gavira/Lario Q12 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 Ces/Ces Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 26, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-2
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Gosch/Horst 19 21-18, 21-19 0:55
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 11 Ces/Ces 28 21-17, 21-15 0:45
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Ces/Ces Q10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 Deulofeu/Salvetti Q5 21-18, 18-21, 15-7 0:55
Trail the series against # 29, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 Ces/Ces 21, Q5 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 30, Q13 Ces/Ces Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 30 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 9, Q12 Ces/Ces Q5 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Miramontes/Virgen Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q22 Karpukhin/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces Q11 Karpukhin/Romashkin Q22 21-13, 31-29 0:51