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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 11 - 14, 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:

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:

Tournaments:

147

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$320,363.72

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	20	0	2	2	2	0	4	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	US$82,226.83
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	96	1	2	3	5	8	11	23	10	13	3	11	3	1	2	US$544,051.83

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	4	17	120	US$2,500.00
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
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	6	7	300	€ 2,200.00
CEV	8/24-26/2007	European Championship	5	4	560	€ 7,500.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters	3	7	300	€ 2,475.00
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
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	3	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	15	13	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	8	3	480	€ 5,850.00
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

English Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/12/2008	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (4)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:38
Fri, 9/12/2008	Contender 1	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (5)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:40
Fri, 9/12/2008	Contender 2	Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 14-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
6/7/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	6	Matysik/Uhmann	24	9-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:52
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	20	Matysik/Uhmann	28, Q14	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-5
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Kais/Vesik	21	21-18, 21-14	0:39
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Kais/Vesik	6	21-12, 21-15	0:41
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Kais/Vesik	3	21-15, 21-12	0:35
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
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Kais/Vesik	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	21-19, 21-15
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	Kais/Vesik	11	21-13, 27-25	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 4-1
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kais/Vesik	12	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-18, 21-19	0:39
8/26/07	CEV	European Championship	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	1	Kais/Vesik	5	13-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:55
8/26/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	5	Klemperer/Koreng	1	9-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
6/2/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Kais/Vesik	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	1:02
5/20/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	8	Klemperer/Koreng	4	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/10/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Gold Medal	Kais/Vesik	16	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 17-21, 17-15	1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	13	Grotowski/Weaver	5	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-2
9/12/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Laciga/Schnider	10	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 21-19	0:41
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
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	6	Ces/Ces	16, Q22	21-16, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 12, 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