FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Greece Challenger
August 19 - 24, 2003
(3) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia
 
Kristjan Kais
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 3, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Paikuse, Parnumaa
Resides: Tartu
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 3rd (Athens 2003)
Career Winnings: US$243,812.50
Rivo Vesik
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Parnu
Resides: Pârnu
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career FIVB C&S Best: 3rd (Athens 2003)
Career Winnings: US$271,325.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall7610138717912111312 US$461,825.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q14 33 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q8 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q16 33 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q14 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 30, Q21 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 30, Q21 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 30, Q23 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 28, Q17 25 30 US$1,650.00
Greece Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/19/2003 Pool C Nikolaos Giannakakos / Dimitrios Nerantzis, Greece (22) Won 21-6, 21-11 0:29
Wed, 8/20/2003 Pool C Andreas Gortsianiouk / Panagiotis Mourtzios, Greece (15) Won 21-16, 21-8 0:32
Thu, 8/21/2003 Pool C Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (10) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 8/22/2003 Winner 1 Ron Andelhof / Ward Coucke, Belgium (17) Won 28-26, 21-12 0:42
Sat, 8/23/2003 Winner 2 Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (6) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 8/23/2003 Semi-Finals Riccardo Fenili / Fabio Galli, Italy (13) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:50
Sun, 8/24/2003 Bronze Medal Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (5) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 9-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Silva/Xisto, Angola 2-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Silva/Xisto Q44 21-11, 21-15 0:26
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Silva/Xisto Q42 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Asahi/Nishimura 10 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Petreaev/Shapranovich, Israel 0-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Petreaev/Shapranovich Q46 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 13 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Semi-Finals Fenili/Galli 13 Kais/Vesik 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios, Greece 1-0
8/20/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Gortsianiouk/Mourtzios 15 21-16, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Reinmann/Schutz, Switzerland 1-0
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Reinmann/Schutz Q39 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Andelhof/Coucke, Belgium 1-0
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 3 Andelhof/Coucke 17 28-26, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Giannakakos/Nerantzis, Greece 1-0
8/19/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool C Kais/Vesik 3 Giannakakos/Nerantzis 22 21-6, 21-11 0:29