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US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011

(25) 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:

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 (44 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

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 Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Kevin Ces - 25th	Andy Ces - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	17	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	18, Q3	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	19	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	14	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2010	Aland Open	18	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	18	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	31, Q4	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q5	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/20-25/2010	Marseille Open	9	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	28, Q2	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q1	33rd	40	US$0.00

Rome World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Mon, 6/13/2011

Pool A

Morais Abreu / Mario Silva, Angola (48)

Won 21-11, 21-10

0:25

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andy Ces	Total	16	9	1	0.500	2	13	0	0
	1	6	5	0	0.833	0	6	0	0
	2	10	4	1	0.300	2	7	0	0
Kevin Ces	Total	20	13	1	0.600	0	1	2	0
	1	11	8	0	0.727	0	1	0	0
	2	9	5	1	0.444	0	0	2	0

Tue, 6/14/2011

Pool A

Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (24)

Lost 21-19, 9-21, 10-15

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andy Ces	Total	46	22	13	0.196	3	6	0	5
	1	20	14	4	0.500	1	3	0	2
	2	15	3	7	-0.267	2	3	0	1
	3	11	5	2	0.273	0	0	0	2
Kevin Ces	Total	15	9	4	0.333	1	7	0	2
	1	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	1
	2	5	2	3	-0.200	1	2	0	0
	3	4	3	1	0.500	0	2	0	1

Wed, 6/15/2011

Pool A

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1)

Lost 19-21, 13-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andy Ces	Total	36	21	7	0.389	0	8	0	2
	1	17	12	2	0.588	0	2	0	1
	2	19	9	5	0.211	0	6	0	1
Kevin Ces	Total	18	4	3	0.056	0	7	0	5
	1	11	2	1	0.091	0	5	0	3
	2	7	2	2	0.000	0	2	0	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Andy Ces	98	52	21	0.316	5	27	0	7
Kevin Ces	53	26	8	0.340	1	15	2	7
Total	151	78	29	0.325	6	42	2	14
Opponents	142	67	21	0.324	7	34	5	6

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Yannick Salvetti - 37th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Fabien Dugrip - 33rd
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Kevin Ces - 9th	Andy Ces - 9th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2009	Stavanger World Championships	11	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$4,800.00

Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces trail the series against the field 27-41 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 16 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 0-4
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Ces/Ces	25	21-19, 21-13	0:37
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Ces/Ces	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:50
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 0-2
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	2	Ces/Ces	18, Q3	21-16, 21-18	0:34
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 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Santos	3	Ces/Ces	18	23-21, 23-21	0:51
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Araujo/Santos	13	Ces/Ces	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:02
Series tied with # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	18	Brink/Reckermann	2	21-18, 21-16	0:42
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Ces/Ces	31, Q4	21-14, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	14	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-19, 21-18	0:38
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Gavira/Herrera	5	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-19	0:45
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 # 10 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 # 13 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 # 15 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 # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	Ces/Ces	31, Q4	21-14, 21-11	0:34
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Ces/Ces	3	21-16, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	18, Q3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-14, 21-23, 15-13	0:55
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Ces/Ces	28, Q2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-3
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	15	Ces/Ces	17	13-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:40
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 # 22 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Spijkers	17	Ces/Ces	18, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 23 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-4
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Hoyer/Soderberg	15	Ces/Ces	18	21-18, 21-19	0:51
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 # 24 Jennings/Wong, United States 0-1
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool A	Jennings/Wong	24	Ces/Ces	25	19-21, 21-9, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-2
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	18	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-19, 25-23	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 27 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
Trail the series against # 30 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Ces/Ces	19	21-14, 21-10	0:34
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
Series tied with # 31 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	17	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	16	26-24, 21-16	0:41
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-14	0:41
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 # 32 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 # 34 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	14	Jaani/Vesik	19	21-16, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 36 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
Lead the series against # 38 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
Series tied with # 39 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	Bogatov/Prokopiev	20	22-20, 16-21, 15-9	0:58
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bogatov/Prokopiev	20	Ces/Ces	28, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:56
Trail the series against # 41 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 # 42 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	18	Boehm/Kapa	31, Q11	21-12, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 44 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 # 45 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 # 48 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool A	Ces/Ces	25	Abreu/Silva	48	21-11, 21-10	0:25