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(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
2007 Rivo Vesik - 1st Kristjan Kais - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 21 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 20 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 15 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 19 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 4 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 12 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 16 1 600 US$32,000.00
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
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (17) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:47
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (18) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:51
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 3 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (24, Q6) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 37-37
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 16 21-18, 24-22 0:47
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 19 23-21, 21-12 0:42
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
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Kais/Vesik 16 21-19, 21-16 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Kais/Vesik 21 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 19 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-19, 21-11 0:36
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 # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Kais/Vesik 19 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 1:10
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Kais/Vesik 16 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Kais/Vesik 20 23-21, 21-14 0:39
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 20 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 21 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:54
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Kais/Vesik 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 15, Q8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Kais/Vesik 21 21-17, 22-20 0:44
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 10 Fuerbringer/Jennings 32, Q38 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 17 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Baracetti/Salema 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 4-3
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-17, 25-23 0:51
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Kais/Vesik 15 21-16, 21-17 0:43
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 19 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-18, 21-19 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Kais/Vesik 19 Lione/Varnier 30 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
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 # 21, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kais/Vesik 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:57
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Kais/Vesik 12 28-26, 15-21, 15-10 0:57
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
Series tied with # 22 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-19 0:41
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 6 Deulofeu/Salvetti 27, Q16 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 23, 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 # 24, Q6 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 16 Dugrip/Gagliano 24, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 21 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-18, 21-12 0:40
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 14 Kais/Vesik 4 22-20, 21-19 0:41
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-12, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 26 "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 # 27 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Kais/Vesik 16 Cadieux/Heese 22 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 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, Q13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 20 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 29, Q13 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # Q4 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q18 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Dyachenko/Kulinich 31, Q23 21-17, 21-16 0:39