Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 14 - 19, 2009
(12) Andy Ces/Kevin Ces, France
 
Andy Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 3, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny sur orge
Resides: La Grande Motte
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 89
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$141,675.00
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Resides: La Grande Motte
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB76010232671717138 US$264,250.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Kevin Ces - 33rd Andy Ces - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 11 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 7 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 11/11-15/2008 Sanya Open 2 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 2 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 5 4 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 8 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 20 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 20 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 27, Q12 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 28 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 21, Q5 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 26, Q4 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 30, Q12 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 30, Q8 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 29, Q5 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 31, Q9 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 29, Q1 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 27, Q3 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q5 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 29, Q7 25 50 US$1,600.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q13 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 28 17 120 US$3,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool E Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (21) Won 21-9, 27-25 0:44
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool E Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (28) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Fri, 7/17/2009 Pool E David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:41
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (16) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 7/18/2009 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (9) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Sat, 7/18/2009 Winner 3 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (19, Q7) Lost 21-19, 24-26, 13-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Ces/Ces lead the series against the field 23-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 5 Ces/Ces 11 26-24, 21-13 0:44
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Ces/Ces 31 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Ces/Ces 12 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Series tied with # 8, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Maciel/Schmidt 9, Q1 Ces/Ces 7 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
9/6/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 5 Ces/Ces 20 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-3
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ces/Ces 12 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 21-19, 21-16 0:46
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 20 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 21-15, 21-10 0:39
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 Ces/Ces 31, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Heyer 9 Ces/Ces 8 21-13, 21-11 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
Lead the series against # 14 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 Asahi/Shiratori Q7 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-3
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 20 Gosch/Horst 13 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:11
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Ces/Ces 20 21-11, 27-25 0:46
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Gosch/Horst 19 21-18, 21-19 0:55
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 11 Ces/Ces 28 21-17, 21-15 0:45
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Ces/Ces Q10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 16 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Ces/Ces 12 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-19, 21-19 0:43
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 21 Lochhead/Pitman 12 21-16, 21-11 0:41
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 Ces/Ces 26, Q2 26-24, 17-21, 24-22 1:08
Trail the series against # 18 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 Ces/Ces 21, Q5 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 30, Q13 Ces/Ces Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 19, Q7 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 Ces/Ces 12 19-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:05
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 29 Ces/Ces 8 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Ces/Ces 11 Lario/Mesa 30 25-23, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Li/Xu, China 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Ces/Ces 12 Li/Xu 21 21-9, 27-25 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 20 Baracetti/Salema 14 21-15, 21-15 0:41
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 Baracetti/Salema Q5 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 26 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 3 Ces/Ces 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11, Q1 19-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 24-22, 21-10 0:40
10/31/08FIVBManama Open Contender 6 Ces/Ces 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 8 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Ces/Ces 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-4
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Ces/Ces 21 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 1:16
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 21 Ces/Ces 28 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 21-17, 22-20 0:51
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Ces/Ces 20 Dyachenko/Kulinich 11 22-20, 26-24 0:52
Lead the series against # Q5 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 2 Hernandez/Villafane 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool K Ces/Ces 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q16 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
9/5/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q19 21-17, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ces/Ces 8 Doppler/Mellitzer 25 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 1:08
Trail the series against # Q19 Chen/Li, China 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Chen/Li 26 Ces/Ces 2 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Karpukhin/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Ces Q11 Karpukhin/Romashkin Q22 21-13, 31-29 0:51