Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(2) 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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 2 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 5 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 8 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 20 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 20 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Jian Bao / Weizai Jin, China (31, Q13) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:53
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (15) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:36
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 3 Cheng Chen / Jian Li, China (26) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:44
Thu, 11/13/2008 Contender 4 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (12) Won 24-22, 21-10 0:40
Fri, 11/14/2008 Contender 5 Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (16) Lost 28-30, 13-21 0:54
Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces lead the series against the field 14-2 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3, Q1 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Semi-Finals Ces/Ces 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 21, Q5 21-15, 17-21, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 20 Baracetti/Salema 14 21-15, 21-15 0:41
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Baracetti/Salema Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 2-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 5 Gabathuler/Wenger 12 21-18, 22-20 0:49
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 20 Gabathuler/Wenger 14 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Winner 3 Ces/Ces 2 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-19, 21-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 24-22, 21-10 0:40
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 6 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 2 Hernandez/Villafane 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Cadieux/VanHuizen 16 Ces/Ces 2 30-28, 21-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Reader/Sewell, Canada 1-0
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 2 Reader/Sewell 15, Q4 21-15, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q19 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 26 Chen/Li, China 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Chen/Li 26 Ces/Ces 2 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Bao/Jin, China 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 2 Bao/Jin 31, Q13 17-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:53