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US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012

(16) 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 Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Kevin Ces - 17th	Andy Ces - 17th
2011	Kevin Ces - 17th	Andy Ces - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q10	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q8	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	24, Q5	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	18	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	26, Q5	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	27, Q10	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	Q7	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	19, Q1	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	21, Q4	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q6	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	25	33rd	50	US$4,800.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/24/2012	Winner 1	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (17)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:34
Thu, 5/24/2012	Contender 1	Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (32)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 5/25/2012	Contender 2	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (15)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:32

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	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	3	2	$46,000.00	21	26	44.7 %
2011	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	7	$27,200.00	21	23	47.7 %
2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	$13,050.00	7	8	46.7 %
Total	FIVB	73	0	1	0	2	3	2	6	7	17	17	18	$264,250.00	131	139	48.5 %

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
											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
13	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	2	$23,000.00	2010	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	2	$23,000.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	7	$13,600.00	2011	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	7	$13,600.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$6,525.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$6,525.00
78	0	1	0	2	5	14	17	17	22	$132,475.00	Total	Total	137	1	4	1	2	7	16	24	25	57	$172,437.50

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%
2011-2012	19	61.3%	6	19.4%	6	19.4%	25-6	80.6%	3	9.7%	4	12.9%	24	77.4%	3-28	9.7%	19-24	44.2%	9-10	47.4%	0	0	28-34	45.2%
Against the Field	14	51.9%	9	33.3%	4	14.8%	23-4	85.2%	4	10.0%	5	12.5%	31	77.5%	4-36	10.0%	28-60	31.8%	26-18	59.1%	1	0	28-39	41.8%

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 28-37 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 14 Series, 5 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 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
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Ces/Ces	27, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:36
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	2	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-19	0:34
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 # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	10	Ces/Ces	18	21-16, 21-14	0:31
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
Trail the series against # 8 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Santos	1	Ces/Ces	24, Q5	21-14, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Benes/Kubala	6	Ces/Ces	27, Q10	21-17, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	15	Ces/Ces	16	21-17, 21-13	0:32
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 # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	17	Ces/Ces	16	21-14, 21-15	0:34
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	26, Q16	Ces/Ces	Q1	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 18 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 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
Series tied with # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	24, Q5	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	25	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
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 # 25, Q5 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
Series tied with # 26, Q10 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	26, Q5	Laciga/Weingart	24, Q1	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	21, Q4	Redmann/Saxton	Q13	21-16, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 29 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q31	Ces/Ces	19	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 30, Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	Ces/Ces	Q10	19-21, 21-19, 19-17	0:55
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	18, Q3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q30	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q30 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	24, Q5	Garcia/Marco	Q28	21-17, 25-27, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 32 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	16	Hadrava/Kufa	32	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 3	Ces/Ces	8	Pitta/Rodrigues	18	20-22, 21-16, 20-18	1:01
Trail the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-3
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	Ces/Ces	19, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:45
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 # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	18	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	15	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 4-1
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	27, Q10	Lario/Mesa	Q7	21-14, 21-17	0:38
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	20	Ces/Ces	19, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:36
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 # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q11 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	30, Q12	Ces/Ces	Q5	21-17, 21-18	0:34
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 # Q22 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 # Q23 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 3	Ces/Ces	24, Q5	Hatch/Schachter	Q21	21-16, 19-21, 18-16	0:54
Lead the series against # Q24 Gooding/Weaver, England 1-0
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Ces	27, Q10	Gooding/Weaver	Q23	21-16, 21-12	0:34