European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006
(7) 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: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$297,293.44
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: 147
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$320,363.72
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
CEV2002220461120000 US$82,226.83
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall961235811231013311312 US$544,051.83
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 12 2 540 € 8,150.00
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
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 13 7 300 € 2,475.00
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
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 13 13 120 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 19 16 € 0.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 13 13 108 US$4,000.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 9 34 € 1,500.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (23) Lost 24-22, 18-21, 13-15 0:56
Thu, 8/24/2006 Contender 1 Andrea Tomatis / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Won 26-24, 21-14 0:38
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 3 Tim Joosen / Dieter Melis, Belgium (12) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 4 David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (3) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 10-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 19-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
8/8/06CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Kais/Vesik 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 21-19, 21-15  
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
8/8/06CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 1 Kais/Vesik 12 21-17, 21-14  
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 12 Brink/Dieckmann 1 21-15, 21-16 0:44
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Kais/Vesik 13 21-18, 21-18 0:46
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-1
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Klemperer/Schneider 3 Kais/Vesik 7 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 Klemperer/Schneider 11 18-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-4
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 12 Heuscher/Kobel 5 14-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:00
6/10/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Kobel 7 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Kais/Vesik 13 21-15, 21-12 0:40
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 14 Heuscher/Kobel 6 21-15, 21-17 0:31
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 23-21 0:32
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Kais/Vesik 18 18-21, 28-26, 16-14 1:02
5/30/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 4 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
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 # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 2-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Koreng/Matysik 31, Q19 Kais/Vesik 18 26-24, 21-15 0:45
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 8 Koreng/Matysik 25 21-14, 28-26 0:45
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Koreng/Matysik 15 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 12 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 1-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 7 Joosen/Melis 12 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-3
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 12 Horrem/Pettersen 13 21-17, 21-16 0:44
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 11 Kais/Vesik 6 21-18, 22-20 0:42
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 15 Kais/Vesik 18 24-22, 21-17 0:41
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 2 Horrem/Pettersen 13 Kais/Vesik 21-18, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 7 Biza/Kubala 15 26-24, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-3
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
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Pool A Laciga/Laciga Kais/Vesik 21-13, 21-16 0:31
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Kais/Vesik 7 22-24, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 24 Tomatis/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 7 Tomatis/Varnier 24 21-12, 21-18 0:40