Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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June 5 - 10, 2007
(16) 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 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 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Rivo Vesik - 17th Kristjan Kais - 17th
2006 Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 16 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 10 17 120 US$3,000.00
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
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/7/2007 Winner 1 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 13-15 0:55
Thu, 6/7/2007 Contender 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Marvin Klass, Germany (32) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Fri, 6/8/2007 Contender 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 6/8/2007 Contender 3 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (8) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 6/8/2007 Contender 4 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4) Won 24-26, 21-17, 16-14 1:07
Sat, 6/9/2007 Contender 5 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Won 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:48
Sat, 6/9/2007 Contender 6 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (22) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Sat, 6/9/2007 Semi-Finals Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (5) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
Sun, 6/10/2007 Gold Medal Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (7) Won 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 39-33
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Rego/Santos 1 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 18 29-27, 27-29, 29-27 1:25
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
6/30/05FIVBNorway 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 1-3
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 23-21, 21-19 0:44
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-9 0:43
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 12 21-19, 21-16 0:48
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 17 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Wu/Xu 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 13 Kais/Vesik 18 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Marques/Solberg 4 24-26, 21-17, 16-14 1:07
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-19, 22-24, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Kais/Vesik 16 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:48
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Kais/Vesik 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 21-18, 21-16 0:39
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 6 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:55
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Kais/Vesik 6 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 6 Baracetti/Conde 8 32-30, 21-11 0:50
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Baracetti/Conde 18 21-13, 21-12 0:30
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 Kais/Vesik 25 21-13, 21-17 0:39
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-2
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-14, 21-16 0:35
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 27 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 21-10 0:42
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 Kais/Vesik 6 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Lione/Varnier 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 8 Lione/Varnier 7 22-20, 21-19 0:39
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Kais/Vesik 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:00
Series tied with # 17 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Kais/Vesik 16 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 20 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-18 0:40
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-15, 26-24 0:54
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 8-21, 16-14 0:53
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Schacht/Slack 11, Q1 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 19 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 5 22-24, 23-21, 15-11 0:49
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-17, 24-22 0:37
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:30
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-18, 21-17 0:42
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Leinemann/VanHuizen 19 Kais/Vesik 14 21-14, 37-35 0:55
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 11 Leinemann/VanHuizen 21 21-19, 21-15 0:46
Series tied with # 21, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Kais/Vesik 15 14-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:07
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Kais/Vesik 16 Cadieux/Heese 22 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Amore/Tomatis Q12 21-7, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # 24, Q14 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 9 Kais/Vesik 10 23-21, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 12 21-17, 21-16 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 32 Erdmann/Klass, Germany 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Erdmann/Klass 32 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Series tied with Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 15-21, 19-17 0:57
Lead the series against Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q5 Kruger/Montgomery Q28 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:48
Lead the series against # Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-12, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 Kais/Vesik 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # Q27 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Biza/Lebl 31, Q21 By Forfeit