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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007

(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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Rivo Vesik - 13th	Kristjan Kais - 13th
2006	Rivo Vesik - 9th	Kristjan Kais - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	11	25	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
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

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/2/2007	Winner 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (23)	Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:55
Wed, 5/2/2007	Winner 2	Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7)	Lost 19-21, 24-22, 13-15	1:05
Thu, 5/3/2007	Contender 2	Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (9)	Lost 21-23, 21-15, 12-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 14-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Rego/Santos	2	Kais/Vesik	18	29-27, 27-29, 29-27	1:25
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 # 3 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 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	13	Kais/Vesik	18	21-17, 21-16	0:42
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	9	Kais/Vesik	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	7	Kais/Vesik	10	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	1:05
Trail the series against # 9 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Li/Zhou	9	Kais/Vesik	10	23-21, 15-21, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	21	Reckermann/Urbatzka	20	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 14 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 # 16 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Amore/Tomatis	Q12	21-7, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	27	Kais/Vesik	11	26-24, 21-10	0:42
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Doppler/Gartmayer	16	Kais/Vesik	6	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Series tied with # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Leinemann/VanHuizen	19	Kais/Vesik	14	21-14, 37-35	0:55
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	11	Leinemann/VanHuizen	21	21-19, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	10	Lochhead/Pitman	23	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:55
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 # Q1 "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 # Q10 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
3/23/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Qualifier 1	Kais/Vesik	Q5	Kruger/Montgomery	Q28	21-17, 18-21, 15-6	0:48