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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 7, 2011

(23, Q5) Karl Jaani/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Karl Jaani
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 27, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tartu

Resides:

Tartu

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Myslowice 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$32,325.00

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	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	5	4	1	US$63,950.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Kristjan Kais - 13th
2006	Did not play	Kristjan Kais - 9th
2007	Did not play	Kristjan Kais - 17th
2009	Did not play	Kristjan Kais - 4th
2010	Rivo Vesik - 17th	Karl Jaani - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	Q2	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	19	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2010	Aland Open	17	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	12	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	26, Q6	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q6	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-25/2010	Marseille Open	13	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	23	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	19	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	25	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	23	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	27, Q3	17	120	US$2,800.00

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/3/2011	Qualifier 2	Tom Lord / Robin Miedzybrodzki, England (Q28)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:44
Tue, 5/3/2011	Qualifier 3	Josh Binstock / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (Q12)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:48
Wed, 5/4/2011	Winner 1	Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (10)	Lost 11-21, 17-21	0:31
Wed, 5/4/2011	Contender 1	Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (26)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:34
Thu, 5/5/2011	Contender 2	Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (24, Q6)	Won 26-28, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
Thu, 5/5/2011	Contender 3	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (16)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:37

Head to Head Results
Jaani/Vesik trail the series against the field 11-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Jaani/Vesik	17	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	2	Jaani/Vesik	23	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Wu/Xu	26	Jaani/Vesik	23	21-23, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Jaani/Vesik	23	33-31, 21-19	0:57
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Jaani/Vesik	19	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Solberg	10	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	21-11, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Gibb/Rosenthal	7, Q3	Jaani/Vesik	26, Q6	22-20, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	21-13, 24-22	0:43
Trail the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	Jaani/Vesik	13	21-12, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # 16 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	16	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	21-16, 23-21	0:37
Trail the series against # 18, Q3 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	14	Jaani/Vesik	19	21-16, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	17	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 21, Q2 Jennings/Wong, United States 0-1
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Jennings/Wong	24, Q1	Jaani/Vesik	17	21-11, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Gabathuler/Schnider	24, Q6	26-28, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	25	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:56
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	Dollinger/Windscheif	22, Q6	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Chevallier/Heyer	26	21-14, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Jaani/Vesik	12	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q5	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Jaani/Vesik	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	29, Q4	22-20, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Belov/Daianov, Russia 1-0
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	13	Belov/Daianov	14, Q11	21-18, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Binstock/VanHuizen	Q12	15-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 Cavaliere/Zauli, Italy 0-1
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Cavaliere/Zauli	30, Q21	Jaani/Vesik	19	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # Q18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q31	Jaani/Vesik	Q2	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q28 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Lord/Miedzybrodzki	Q28	21-18, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # Q34 Hasegawa/Inoue, Japan 1-0
5/4/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jaani/Vesik	27, Q3	Hasegawa/Inoue	Q35	21-15, 21-13	0:32