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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009

(6) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia

Kristjan Kais
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paikuse, Parnumaa

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 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parnu

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

Awards

Sportsperson 2009

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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	10	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	12	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	12	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	12	9th	320	US$6,600.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2009	Stavanger World Championships	16	9th	400	US$11,000.00
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	8	4th	420	€ 3,800.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	9	13th	180	€ 800.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	17	7th	300	US$7,600.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	12	3rd	480	€ 3,800.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	10	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	17	9th	240	US$6,000.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/16/2009	Pool C	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:32
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (11)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:27
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$50,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2	3	6	0	$138,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	0	0	3	6	6	6	7	9	5	0	$270,250.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	$18,200.00
Total	82	1	0	1	4	8	8	19	9	15	11	0	$480,025.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kristjan Kais												Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$25,437.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$28,937.50
28	0	0	0	0	1	12	3	7	0	$70,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	0	0	0	0	1	12	6	11	0	$85,750.00
59	1	0	0	3	12	14	10	8	0	$141,775.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	1	0	0	3	13	19	12	7	0	$155,387.50
7	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$5,575.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	Satellite
10	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	1	0	$12,825.00	Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	$9,600.00
110	1	0	1	5	19	34	17	16	0	$256,637.50	Total	124	1	0	1	4	17	34	23	18	0	$280,925.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,650.00	2	3	40.0 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$450.00	0	2	0.0 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$14,875.00	18	20	47.4 %
2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	3	5	37.5 %
2004	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	$57,100.00	33	26	55.9 %
2004	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$4,500.00	5	5	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	3	2	1	0	$89,300.00	29	24	54.7 %
2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	1	1	0	$71,100.00	26	20	56.5 %
2006	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$14,625.00	9	5	64.3 %
2007	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	$87,100.00	24	19	55.8 %
2007	CEV	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$23,975.00	13	6	68.4 %
2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	2	1	0	$43,900.00	17	21	44.7 %
2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	2	1	2	6	0	0	0	0	$94,300.00	33	23	58.9 %
2009	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$10,150.00	9	9	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	75	1	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	13	11	6	$459,325.00	182	156	53.8 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	CEV	20	0	2	2	2	0	4	6	1	3	0	0	$62,200.00	43	37	53.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kristjan Kais													Rivo Vesik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1998	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1999	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$668.75	1999	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$625.00	2000	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,800.00	2000	CEV
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	$3,000.00	2001	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,175.00	2001	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2001	CEV
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$825.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	2002	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2002	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	$7,437.50
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,250.00
13	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	1	1	$28,550.00	2004	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	1	1	$28,550.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,250.00	2004	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,250.00
13	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	1	0	$46,900.00	2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	1	0	$44,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	$35,550.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	$35,550.00
3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$7,312.50	2006	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$7,312.50
9	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	$43,550.00	2007	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	$43,550.00
4	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$11,987.50	2007	CEV	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$11,987.50
9	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	$21,950.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	$21,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2008	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
11	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	0	0	$47,150.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	0	0	$47,150.00
4	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	$5,075.00	2009	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	$5,075.00
127	1	2	3	6	25	40	18	15	17	$277,081.25	Total	Total	97	1	2	3	5	19	34	16	11	6	$262,162.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	31	72.1%	4	9.3%	8	18.6%	35-8	81.4%	5	14.7%	3	8.8%	26	76.5%	5-29	14.7%	31-26	54.4%	9-11	45.0%	3	0	43-37	53.8%
2008-2009	10	76.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11	100.0%	0-11	0.0%	10-11	47.6%	1-2	33.3%	1	0	12-13	48.0%
Against the Field	5	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	7.7%	0	0.0%	12	92.3%	1-12	7.7%	10-22	31.3%	6-2	75.0%	1	0	9-12	42.9%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	8	2	16	23	0	0	11	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	51
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	22	3	3	12	0	0	44	38	1	3	0	3	1	0	127	93
Challenger	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	13
Total	0	0	30	5	29	49	0	0	67	62	1	5	1	4	1	0	197	170

Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 22-31 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-5
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Brink/Reckermann	1	Kais/Vesik	12	21-14, 21-16	0:39
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Kais/Vesik	12	21-18, 21-16	0:42
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Kais/Vesik	13	21-19, 21-18	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
8/29/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 4	Gavira/Herrera	3	Kais/Vesik	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Gavira/Herrera	3	Kais/Vesik	12	21-19, 10-21, 15-10	0:46
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	8	Gavira/Herrera	4	21-18, 21-18	0:40
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	8	Kais/Vesik	9	23-21, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-4
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Heuscher/Heyer	3	Kais/Vesik	6	21-16, 21-19	0:39
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Heyer	3	Kais/Vesik	8	25-23, 21-15	0:43
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Heuscher/Heyer	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
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
Series tied with # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 5-5
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	12	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-18, 21-18	0:48
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Kais/Vesik	12	21-14, 21-18	0:39
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Kais/Vesik	16	21-12, 21-18	0:37
6/21/09	CEV	German Masters	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Kais/Vesik	8	21-19, 21-13	0:39
5/30/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Kais/Vesik	17	21-13, 21-17	0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Benes/Kubala	9	Kais/Vesik	8	21-19, 21-14	0:32
Series tied with # 8 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-3
8/29/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 6	Kais/Vesik	10	Gosch/Horst	13	21-18, 23-21	0:44
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Gosch/Horst	13	34-32, 21-19	1:04
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 3	Kais/Vesik	8	Gosch/Horst	7	21-11, 21-19	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	12	Lario/Mesa	21	21-13, 14-21, 15-12	0:54
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Lario/Mesa	5	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	21, Q3	21-17, 21-14	0:35
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	8	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 15-21, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	6	Dugrip/Salvetti	11	21-12, 21-10	0:27
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool I	Kais/Vesik	16	Dugrip/Salvetti	40	21-11, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kais/Vesik	15	Bellaguarda/Laciga	18	17-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:54
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Laciga	19, Q7	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-19	0:44
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Bellaguarda/Laciga	29	Kais/Vesik	13	21-13, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-8
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Kais/Vesik	6	21-14, 21-15	0:32
8/30/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Kais/Vesik	10	21-17, 21-16	0:36
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Kais/Vesik	15	21-14, 21-19	0:36
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