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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Mallorca Open
September 2 - 7, 2008

(20) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France

Andy Cès
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1982 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Savigny sur orge

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$154,267.39

Kevin Cès
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 21, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Savigny-sur-Orge

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$185,213.45

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	US$25,496.06
FIVB	76	0	1	0	2	3	2	6	7	17	17	13	8	US$264,250.00
Overall	82	0	2	0	3	4	2	8	7	17	18	13	8	US$289,746.06

Previous Mallorca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 41st
2003	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 33rd
2004	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	14	25th	80	€ 0.00
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
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	12, Q4	2nd	540	€ 7,500.00
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
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	16, Q22	9th	240	€ 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

Mallorca Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/4/2008	Winner 1	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13)	Won 16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:11
Thu, 9/4/2008	Winner 2	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (4)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:40
Fri, 9/5/2008	Contender 2	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 9/5/2008	Contender 3	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (11, Q1)	Won 19-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Fri, 9/5/2008	Contender 4	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (7)	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Sat, 9/6/2008	Contender 5	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:49
Sat, 9/6/2008	Contender 6	Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (8)	Lost 23-21, 16-21, 13-15	1:01

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$15,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	6	15	$68,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	1	0	2	2	2	5	7	10	11	5	$179,650.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Total	77	0	1	0	2	3	2	6	7	17	18	21	$264,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Andy Ces												Kevin Ces
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$7,900.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	$10,712.50
36	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	8	18	$40,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	10	25	$43,300.00
50	0	1	0	2	4	13	10	12	8	$92,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	1	0	2	5	14	16	15	31	$112,325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											Satellite	6	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00
90	0	1	0	2	5	15	19	21	27	$141,675.00	Total	143	1	4	1	2	7	16	24	27	61	$172,437.50

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
2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	$19,600.00	15	24	38.5 %
2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	5	1	$49,000.00	32	28	53.3 %
2008	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$9,300.00	10	6	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	4	12	7	$68,600.00	47	52	47.5 %
Total	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$9,300.00	10	6	62.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Andy Ces													Kevin Ces
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$2,437.50
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	$5,125.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00
											2004	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$250.00
											2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	$8,500.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2006	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	4	$18,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2006	FIVB C&S
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	$9,800.00	2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	$9,800.00
13	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	5	1	$24,500.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	5	1	$24,500.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,650.00	2008	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,650.00
35	0	1	0	0	2	4	4	13	11	$39,300.00	Total	Total	101	1	4	1	0	4	6	13	22	50	$79,512.50

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	95	69.9%	18	13.2%	23	16.9%	113-23	83.1%	15	11.2%	25	18.7%	94	70.1%	15-119	11.2%	95-94	50.3%	33-48	40.7%	3	0	131-142	48.0%
2007-2008	47	75.8%	6	9.7%	9	14.5%	53-9	85.5%	7	12.1%	14	24.1%	37	63.8%	7-51	12.1%	47-37	56.0%	13-23	36.1%	2	0	62-60	50.8%
Against the Field	17	63.0%	3	11.1%	7	25.9%	20-7	74.1%	2	6.9%	7	24.1%	20	69.0%	2-27	6.9%	34-40	45.9%	10-28	26.3%	0	0	22-34	39.3%

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	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	18	15	10	29	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	52
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	33	5	0	0	0	0	31	39	1	2	0	2	0	1	97	86
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	51	20	13	32	0	0	34	49	1	2	0	2	0	1	131	144

Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces trail the series against the field 17-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Ces/Ces	16, Q22	21-15, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Marques/Solberg	1	Ces/Ces	20	21-14, 21-15	0:40
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	6	Ces/Ces	27, Q12	21-14, 21-18	0:41
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	3	Ces/Ces	30, Q12	21-13, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Ces/Ces	20	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	19	Ces/Ces	14	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:54
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	6	Ces/Ces	27, Q3	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 6, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 5	Ces/Ces	20	Maciel/Schmidt	6, Q2	21-17, 21-16	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	20	Herrera/Mesa	7	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:02
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	15	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-3
9/6/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Neto	8	Ces/Ces	20	21-23, 21-16, 15-13	1:01
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Neto	5	Ces/Ces	21	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	1:12
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Insfran/Neto	22	Ces/Ces	27, Q12	21-18, 24-22	0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	Gavira/Lario	10	21-13, 21-14	0:48
4/29/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	Gavira/Lario	Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Ces/Ces	21	23-21, 17-21, 15-11	1:16
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Araujo/Magalhaes	21	Ces/Ces	28	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
5/31/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	6	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	21-17, 22-20	0:51
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Ces/Ces	30, Q8	18-21, 21-13, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 3	Ces/Ces	20	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11, Q1	19-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-3
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	20	Gosch/Horst	13	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:11
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Ces/Ces	20	21-11, 27-25	0:46
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	12, Q4	Gosch/Horst	4	31-29, 21-19	1:15
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	30, Q8	Gosch/Horst	19	21-18, 21-19	0:55
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	16, Q22	Gosch/Horst	Q6	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:15
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	11	Ces/Ces	28	21-17, 21-15	0:45
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Ces/Ces	Q10	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	20	Gabathuler/Wenger	14	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Ces/Ces	20	Dyachenko/Kulinich	11	22-20, 26-24	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	12, Q4	Laciga/Schnider	7	26-24, 15-21, 15-12	1:10
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	31, Q9	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # 22 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	20	Baracetti/Salema	14	21-15, 21-15	0:41
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	30, Q12	Baracetti/Salema	Q5	21-19, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 23 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Hoyer/Soderberg	28, Q8	Ces/Ces	21, Q5	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:01
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Hoyer/Soderberg	30, Q13	Ces/Ces	Q4	21-14, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 27 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/5/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	27, Q3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q19	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Karpukhin/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ces/Ces	Q11	Karpukhin/Romashkin	Q22	21-13, 31-29	0:51