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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2010
June 29 - July 4, 2010

(Q1) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France

Andy Cès
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 3, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Savigny sur orge

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$141,675.00

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:

140

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$172,437.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	76	0	1	0	2	3	2	6	7	17	17	13	8	US$264,250.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 57th
2003	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 41st
2004	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 41st
2005	Did not play	Fabien Dugrip - 41st
2006	Did not play	Fabien Dugrip - 41st
2007	Kevin Ces - 33rd	Andy Ces - 33rd
2008	Kevin Ces - 25th	Andy Ces - 25th
2009	Kevin Ces - 9th	Andy Ces - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	Q2	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	20	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	18	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	13	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/26-31/2009	Sanya Open	3	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	14	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/11-16/2009	Kristiansand Open	12	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	15	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	9	17th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	12	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	8	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2009	Stavanger World Championships	11	9th	400	US$11,000.00

Stavanger Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/30/2010	Qualifier 1	Eskil Holtan / Oyvind Wergeland, Norway (Q32)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:34
Wed, 6/30/2010	Qualifier 2	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (26, Q16)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:46

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	0	$15,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	6	0	$68,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	1	0	2	2	2	5	7	10	11	0	$179,650.00
Total	76	0	1	0	2	3	2	6	7	17	17	0	$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	0	$7,900.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$10,712.50
36	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	8	0	$40,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	10	0	$43,300.00
50	0	1	0	2	4	13	10	12	0	$92,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	84	0	1	0	2	5	14	16	15	0	$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
89	0	1	0	2	5	15	19	20	0	$141,675.00	Total	140	1	4	1	2	7	16	24	25	0	$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	17	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	3	5	1	$91,500.00	47	36	56.6 %
2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	$66,900.00	20	22	47.6 %
2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	$11,750.00	3	11	21.4 %
Total	FIVB	47	0	1	0	2	2	2	5	3	8	15	9	$189,750.00	85	93	47.8 %

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
											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
											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
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
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
17	0	1	0	1	3	3	3	5	1	$45,750.00	2008	FIVB	17	0	1	0	1	3	3	3	5	1	$45,750.00
10	0	0	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	$33,450.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	4	4	0	0	$33,450.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	$5,875.00	2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	$5,875.00
52	0	1	0	2	4	9	8	15	13	$95,225.00	Total	Total	111	1	4	1	2	6	11	15	23	48	$135,187.50

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%
2009-2010	29	67.4%	6	14.0%	8	18.6%	35-8	81.4%	5	11.1%	7	15.6%	33	73.3%	5-40	11.1%	29-33	46.8%	11-15	42.3%	1	0	41-48	46.1%
Against the Field	32	64.0%	9	18.0%	9	18.0%	41-9	82.0%	7	10.0%	13	18.6%	50	71.4%	7-63	10.0%	64-96	40.0%	32-44	42.1%	2	0	50-70	41.7%

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
Total	0	0	51	20	13	32	0	0	34	48	1	2	0	2	0	1	131	142

Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces trail the series against the field 31-38 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Ces/Ces	31, Q9	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	1:03
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Cerutti/Rego	4	Ces/Ces	20	21-18, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	4	Ces/Ces	20	21-19, 21-14	0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Ces/Ces	28	21-15, 21-11	0:39
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:37
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q7	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille 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 1-4
10/11/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Bronze Medal	Marques/Solberg	1	Ces/Ces	5	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 4	Ces/Ces	5	Marques/Solberg	1	21-18, 21-18	0:51
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
Series tied with # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Fijalek/Prudel	21, Q3	Ces/Ces	14	21-19, 10-21, 15-12	1:01
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 3	Ces/Ces	2	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-19, 21-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool K	Ces/Ces	11	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 11 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Ces/Ces	26	21-19, 21-15	0:43
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Ces/Ces	12	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-19	0:40
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Ces/Ces	27, Q12	21-12, 22-20	0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
10/31/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Semi-Finals	Ces/Ces	2	Dollinger/Windscheif	21, Q5	21-15, 17-21, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14, Q7	21-18, 21-19	0:50
Trail the series against # 20 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-3
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
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	30, Q8	Gosch/Horst	19	21-18, 21-19	0:55
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
Series tied with # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24	Ces/Ces	9	21-18, 26-24	0:53
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 # 22, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-2
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20	Ces/Ces	13	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	21	22-20, 21-17	0:45
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	16	21-19, 21-19	0:43
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	21	Lochhead/Pitman	12	21-16, 21-11	0:41
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	Ces/Ces	26, Q2	26-24, 17-21, 24-22	1:08
Series tied with # 24 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	12	Heuscher/Heyer	5	21-12, 21-17	0:39
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Ces/Ces	20	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Heyer	9	Ces/Ces	8	21-13, 21-11	0:36
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-16, 20-22, 15-10	1:04
Lead the series against # 25 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	18	Samoilovs/Sorokins	16	21-14, 7-21, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 26, Q16 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	26, Q16	Ces/Ces	Q1	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Trail the series against # 27 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bellaguarda/Laciga	19, Q7	Ces/Ces	12	19-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:05
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	29	Ces/Ces	8	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-3
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 1	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q6	Ces/Ces	13	21-16, 24-22	0:49
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
Trail the series against # 29, Q11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	Ces/Ces	20	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	24	Ces/Ces	8	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Araujo/Santos	13	Ces/Ces	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:02
Lead the series against # Q5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	14	Lario/Mesa	20	24-22, 24-26, 15-7	1:06
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	15	Lario/Mesa	18	16-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:58
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	11	Lario/Mesa	30	25-23, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # Q6 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	15	Redmann/VanHuizen	16	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	14	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-16, 21-14	0:39
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	7	Dugrip/Salvetti	26, Q3	21-17, 23-21	0:49
Lead the series against # Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ces/Ces	12	Gabathuler/Schnider	28	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	Ces/Ces	26	21-15, 21-18	0:40
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	24-22, 21-10	0:40
10/31/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 6	Ces/Ces	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	8	21-13, 21-18	0:38
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q13 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Ces/Ces	20	Doppler/Mellitzer	29	21-15, 21-17	0:51
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ces/Ces	8	Doppler/Mellitzer	25	21-19, 19-21, 18-16	1:08
Lead the series against # Q14 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	Asahi/Shiratori	Q7	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	2	Hernandez/Villafane	15	21-15, 21-10	0:36
Series tied with # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Miramontes/Virgen	29, Q5	Ces/Ces	20	21-19, 21-15	0:39
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	Miramontes/Virgen	Q23	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # Q25 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	32, Q31	Ces/Ces	Q2	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q32 Holtan/Wergeland, Norway 2-0
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ces/Ces	Q1	Holtan/Wergeland	Q32	21-12, 21-11	0:34
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Ces/Ces	29, Q7	Holtan/Wergeland	Q26	17-21, 21-15, 15-4	0:48