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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006

(7) 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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	5	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	6	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	10	7	400	US$11,200.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	5	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	6	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2005	South Africa Open	10	5	220	US$9,000.00
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

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/20/2006	Winner 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (26, Q3)	Lost 15-21, 21-16, 11-15	0:55
Thu, 7/20/2006	Contender 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (23)	Won 22-20, 21-10	0:37
Fri, 7/21/2006	Contender 2	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (9)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 21-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/8/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	Kais/Vesik	5	21-19, 21-16	0:41
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Kais/Vesik	5	By Forfeit
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 # 4 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 # 5, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-3
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Kais/Vesik	6	21-19, 21-11	0:42
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	3	Kais/Vesik	8	21-11, 21-12	0:34
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	4	Kais/Vesik	13	19-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	Klemperer/Schneider	11	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	6	Baracetti/Conde	8	32-30, 21-11	0:50
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
Trail the series against # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-3
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	9	Kais/Vesik	7	21-16, 21-13	0:32
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Kais/Vesik	13	32-30, 21-19	0:51
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	18	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	21-17, 30-28	0:41
Series tied with # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	6	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:55
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Kais/Vesik	6	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-1
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	7	Kais/Vesik	10	21-13, 21-18	0:40
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Schacht/Slack	20, Q3	21-15, 26-24	0:54
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Schacht/Slack	16	21-16, 8-21, 16-14	0:53
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Horrem/Pettersen	11	Kais/Vesik	6	21-18, 22-20	0:42
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	15	Kais/Vesik	18	24-22, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	9	Kais/Vesik	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	5	Heyer/Laciga	14	21-19, 21-16	0:41
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	17	Heyer/Laciga	8	21-17, 23-25, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	5	Amore/Fenili	16	21-18, 10-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	10	Heese/VanHuizen	23, Q1	22-20, 21-11	0:40
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	6	Heese/VanHuizen	14	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	8	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	7	Berg/Svensson	23	22-20, 21-10	0:37
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 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 # 25, Q6 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
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q3	Kais/Vesik	7	21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	14	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 27 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27, Q4	21-13, 21-12	0:33
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