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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008

(4) 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 Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	13	19	0	US$0.00
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

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 1	Giorgio Domenghini / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (29, Q8)	Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:43
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 2	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13)	Lost 17-21, 21-17, 10-15	0:50
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (19)	Lost 21-14, 19-21, 18-20	0:53

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 21-17

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Marques/Solberg	4	24-26, 21-17, 16-14	1:07
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	7	Kais/Vesik	10	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	1:05
Series tied with # 2 "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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	21	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-18, 21-12	0:40
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	14	Kais/Vesik	4	22-20, 21-19	0:41
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Horrem/Maaseide	17	21-12, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-1
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	6	Lochhead/Pitman	13	21-12, 21-15	0:37
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 # 11 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	18	Dyachenko/Kulinich	31, Q23	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-3
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Kais/Vesik	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 14 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	16	Baracetti/Salema	17	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	6	Benes/Tichy	27, Q14	18-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:52
Trail the series against # 19 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	19	Kais/Vesik	4	14-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Lario	20, Q11	Kais/Vesik	6	22-20, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	6	Hoyer/Soderberg	28, Q8	25-23, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q18	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	9	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Domenghini/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	4	Domenghini/Tomatis	29, Q8	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:43