Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(23, Q5) Kevin Ces/Fabien Dugrip, France
 
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Resides: La Grande Motte
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Fabien Dugrip
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 29, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Sete
Resides: Sete
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Marseille 2006)
Career Winnings: US$89,525.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB23000010025456 US$50,300.00
FIVB C&S4120010000000 US$6,000.00
Overall27120020025456 US$56,300.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Yannick Salvetti - 33rd Did not play
2005 Fabien Dugrip - 41st Kevin Ces - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 22, Q2 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 19, Q2 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 9 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q15 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q18 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q10 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 25, Q2 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 29, Q12 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 30, Q13 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-21/2005 France Satellite 1 2 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 4 5 20 US$1,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q24 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 9 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 France Satellite 3 2 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q22 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q8 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q19 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 47 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q19 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q17 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/21-22/2004 Corsica Satellite 1 1 20 US$2,000.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (Q28) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 3 Simon Dahl / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (Q21) Won 16-21, 9-2 Retired 0:35
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool G Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (10) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 14-16 1:02
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool G Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (7) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:42
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool G Dain Blanton / Sean Rooney, United States (26) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Ces/Dugrip trail the series against the field 13-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-12, 21-13 0:34
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Ces/Dugrip Q17 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-3
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 4 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-17, 21-14 0:44
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-3
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Heuscher/Kobel 7 Ces/Dugrip 23, Q5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-13, 21-12 0:36
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Ces/Dugrip 4 21-18, 26-24 0:48
Series tied with # 10 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Strauss 10 Ces/Dugrip 23, Q5 17-21, 21-13, 16-14 1:02
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Series tied with # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 14 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Ces/Dugrip 9 Wu/Xu 8 27-25, 18-21, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 0-2
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Schneider 9 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:06
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Klemperer/Schneider 9 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Ces/Dugrip 9 Amore/Fenili 16 21-17, 21-14 0:45
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 18 Ces/Dugrip 47 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 24-22, 21-19 0:46
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 21-17, 24-22 0:47
Trail the series against # 26 Blanton/Rooney, United States 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Blanton/Rooney 26 Ces/Dugrip 23, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 Ces/Dugrip Q19 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 28, Q15 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti Q18 Ces/Dugrip Q15 21-14, 21-19 0:36
8/20/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 3 Ces/Dugrip 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 5 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-1
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 26 Ces/Dugrip 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 Cadieux/Leinemann 24, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:38
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:56
Trail the series against # Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 Ces/Dugrip Q8 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q10 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 29, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider 25, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas 14 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q14 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-12, 18-21, 18-16 1:13
Lead the series against # Q21 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Ces/Dugrip 23, Q5 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q21 16-21, 9-2 Retired 0:35
Lead the series against # Q26 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 Biza/Kubala 29, Q12 18-19 Retired 0:23
Lead the series against # Q28 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 23, Q5 Peric/Steinocher Q28 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48