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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(10) 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:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

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:

Tournaments:

117

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$271,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	75	1	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,500.00
Overall	76	1	0	1	3	8	7	17	9	12	1	11	3	1	2	US$461,825.00

Previous Cape Town Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Rivo Vesik - 33rd	Kristjan Kais - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	14	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	15	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	14	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	13	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	11	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	12	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	15	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	17	5	600	US$20,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	21	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	18	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	13	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	13	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	25, Q2	17	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	18	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	25	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	15	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	14	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	18	13	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	20, Q2	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	24, Q1	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	27, Q7	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	27, Q4	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q5	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	29, Q7	13	108	US$4,000.00

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool G	Dominic Goliath / Ulric Hargreaves, South Africa (23)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool G	Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (26, Q3)	Won 21-12, 21-5	0:30
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool G	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (7)	Lost 21-15, 19-21, 14-16	1:06
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 1	Stephane Canet / Gregory Gagliano, France (28, Q6)	Won 22-20, 21-11	0:40
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 2	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (20)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:33
Sat, 11/26/2005	Winner 3	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 11-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Kais/Vesik	15	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Kais/Vesik	15	21-19, 21-9	0:43
7/16/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kais/Vesik	12	21-19, 21-16	0:48
6/25/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 7	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kais/Vesik	17	21-13, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Kais/Vesik	13	19-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
10/22/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Gibb/Metzger	8	Kais/Vesik	15	21-18, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Kais/Vesik	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
11/26/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	6	Kais/Vesik	10	21-11, 21-13	0:31
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	14	Egger/Laciga	3	21-12, 24-22	0:42
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Egger/Laciga	8	Kais/Vesik	21	18-21, 27-25, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Rogers/Scott	7	Kais/Vesik	10	15-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:06
Trail the series against # 8 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 4	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Kais/Vesik	14	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	15	Baracetti/Conde	18	21-13, 21-12	0:30
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	5	Kais/Vesik	25	21-13, 21-17	0:39
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	6	Kais/Vesik	27, Q4	21-17, 21-15	0:34
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	11	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q8	15-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	Kais/Vesik	13	By Forfeit
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:59
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	15	Polte/Schoen	18	21-14, 21-12 Retired	0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	10	Gosch/Strauss	20	21-17, 22-20	0:33
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	3	Gosch/Strauss	5	24-22, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Goliath/Hargreaves, South Africa 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Kais/Vesik	10	Goliath/Hargreaves	23	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Kais/Vesik	10	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	26, Q3	21-12, 21-5	0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Canet/Gagliano, France 1-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	10	Canet/Gagliano	28, Q6	22-20, 21-11	0:40