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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(12) 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 Gran Canaria Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Rivo Vesik - 7th	Kristjan Kais - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	10	4	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	17	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	9/11-14/2008	English Masters	13	9	240	€ 1,800.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 1	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (5)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 2	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 5/9/2009	Winner 3	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (8)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:43
Sat, 5/9/2009	Contender 4	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (11)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:45
Sat, 5/9/2009	Semi-Finals	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:43
Sun, 5/10/2009	Bronze Medal	Christoph Dieckmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (2)	Won By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik lead the series against the field 17-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/10/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	12	Dieckmann/Matysik	2	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Heyer	3	Kais/Vesik	12	23-21, 21-18	0:43
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 # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 4-3
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	12	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	21-16, 21-18	0:37
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Kais/Vesik	17	16-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:52
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 # 5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Lario/Mesa	5	21-13, 21-16	0:35
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 # 8 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	8	Kais/Vesik	12	21-12, 21-18	0:43
5/3/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	10	21-17, 21-9	0:37
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	10	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-16, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	12	Ces/Ces	11	21-19, 21-19	0:45
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 # 16, Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-1
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	17	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	16	21-17, 21-19	0:42
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 # Q17 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-3
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	Kais/Vesik	20, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Kais/Vesik		21-19, 21-13	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:50