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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(13) 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 Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	15	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	6	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	16	9	240	US$5,500.00
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

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool A

Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (12)

Lost 18-21, 21-23

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Kristjan Kais	Total	29	15	5	0.345	0	2	0	3
	1	29	15	5	0.345	0	2	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Rivo Vesik	Total	25	14	6	0.320	3	0	0	2
	1	25	14	6	0.320	3	0	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool A

Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (1)

Lost 21-15, 11-21, 13-15

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Kristjan Kais	Total	32	18	4	0.438	0	5	0	3
	1	32	18	4	0.438	0	5	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Rivo Vesik	Total	39	16	5	0.282	1	2	0	5
	1	39	16	5	0.282	1	2	0	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool A

Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)

Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Kristjan Kais	Total	56	30	11	0.339	1	9	1	0
	1	56	30	11	0.339	1	9	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Rivo Vesik	Total	18	10	2	0.444	1	0	0	1
	1	18	10	2	0.444	1	0	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Kristjan Kais	117	63	20	0.368	1	16	1	6
Rivo Vesik	82	40	13	0.329	5	2	0	8

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Rivo Vesik - 37th	Kristjan Kais - 37th
2005	Berlin	Rivo Vesik - 5th	Kristjan Kais - 5th
2007	Gstaad	Rivo Vesik - 5th	Kristjan Kais - 5th
2009	Stavanger	Rivo Vesik - 9th	Kristjan Kais - 9th
2011	Rome	Did not play	Karl Jaani - 17th

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 28-44

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 1-4
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Kais/Vesik	13	15-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:55
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Kais/Vesik	16	21-19, 21-16	0:43
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 5	Kais/Vesik	16	Wu/Xu	4	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Kais/Vesik	15	21-14, 7-0 Retired	0:23
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Dalhausser/Rogers	5	Kais/Vesik	12	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Kais/Vesik	16	21-18, 24-22	0:47
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Kais/Vesik	19	23-21, 21-12	0:42
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	16	Rego/Santos	1	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
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 # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	20	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	1:01
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	16	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	23-21, 21-19	0:44
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 # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Kais/Vesik	21	21-18, 21-14	0:39
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	19	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-19, 21-11	0:36
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Kais/Vesik	16	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	16-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:48
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Kais/Vesik	16	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	Kais/Vesik	11	21-13, 27-25	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	15	21-19, 21-16	0:43
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	18	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:05
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	16	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:04
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	13	Kais/Vesik	20	23-21, 21-14	0:39
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	1	Kais/Vesik	13	21-19, 21-13	0:41
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 5	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Kais/Vesik	10	21-13, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kais/Vesik	12	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-2
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	9	Kais/Vesik	12	23-21, 21-19	0:44
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	18	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	21-9, 21-16	0:34
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool S	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Kais/Vesik	19	20-22, 21-15, 15-13	1:10
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Kais/Vesik	13	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:48
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Semi-Finals	Kais/Vesik	16	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Schacht/Slack	15, Q2	21-14, 21-14	0:41
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 # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Gold Medal	Kais/Vesik	16	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 17-21, 17-15	1:04
Series tied with # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 4-4
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	12	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 23-21	0:44
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-17, 25-23	0:51
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Kais/Vesik	15	21-16, 21-17	0:43
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	19	Herrera/Mesa	24	21-18, 21-19	0:43
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-14, 21-16	0:35
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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	Kais/Vesik	15	14-21, 23-21, 18-16	1:07
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	8	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	21	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	Kais/Vesik	13	21-17, 21-17	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	8	21-18, 21-16	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Boersma/Ronnes	9	Kais/Vesik	18	21-15, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Kais/Vesik	12	Asahi/Shiratori	28, Q9	21-16, 21-18	0:39
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Kais/Vesik	13	Asahi/Shiratori	29, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:43
Series tied with # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kais/Vesik	12	Laciga/Schnider	21	21-16, 21-16	0:37
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Laciga/Schnider	15	Kais/Vesik	18	21-12, 17-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Plavins/Samoilovs	31, Q8	Kais/Vesik	15	21-18, 13-21, 15-11	0:59
Trail the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Gosch/Horst	24	Kais/Vesik	13	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Horst	23	Kais/Vesik	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54