Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(30, Q12) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France
 
Andy Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 3, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny sur orge
Resides: La Grande Motte
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 89
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$141,675.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB76010232671717138 US$264,250.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Fabien Dugrip - 33rd
2007 Kevin Ces - 33rd Andy Ces - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 30, Q8 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 29, Q5 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 31, Q9 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 29, Q1 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 27, Q3 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q5 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 29, Q7 25 50 US$1,600.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q13 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 28 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 31, Q10 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 26, Q2 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q10 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 31 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q8 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 28, Q8 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q4 33 30 US$0.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 1 Alfredo Tabarini / Francesco Tabarini, San Marino (Q53) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Taichi Morikawa / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (Q21) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:42
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 3 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (Q5) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Lost 13-21, 10-21 0:34
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (19) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces trail the series against the field 11-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 1:03
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Ces/Ces 31 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 21-13, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 21-19, 21-13 0:37
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 21-15, 21-10 0:39
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q2 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:58
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Amore/Bizzotto Q8 21-13, 21-7 0:32
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-19, 21-10 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 6 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-12, 21-15 0:34
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Ces/Ces 28, Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-16, 21-17 0:30
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 28, Q14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 21 Ces/Ces 28, Q8 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Henriquez/Hernandez Q9 19-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Baracetti/Salema Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 Ces/Ces 26, Q2 26-24, 17-21, 24-22 1:08
Lead the series against # Q15 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 28 Kubala/Pavlas 21, Q13 21-12, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 9, Q12 Ces/Ces Q5 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Miramontes/Virgen Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q21 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Morikawa/Nishimura Q21 21-12, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q29 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 Gavira/Lario Q12 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q31 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q19 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q53 Tabarini/Tabarini, San Marino 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Tabarini/Tabarini Q53 21-16, 21-16 0:39