Kristjan Kais

Kristjan Kais ( born March 3, 1976 in Paikuse ) is a former Estonian beach volleyball player.

Career

Kais graduated in 1998 his first international tournament with his brother Kaarel quays. In the Mallorca Open 2002 he first appeared with his longtime partner Rivo at Vesik. Two years later, the duo finished in 19th place at the European Championship 2004. At the World Cup in 2005 they occupied after defeats against the later bronze medalist Julius Brink and Kjell Schneider ( 1:2 ) and the new title holders Márcio Araújo and Fábio Luiz fifth place. After they were inferior at the European Championships in The Hague again a German duo ( Klemperer / Schneider ) in 2006, she repeated her World Cup results for 2007 in Gstaad. Previously, she had won the Open tournament in Zagreb. Shortly thereafter, she missed almost a medal at the European Championships in Valencia with a three-set defeat to David Klemperer and Eric Koreng.

The next year quays assembled in Hamburg with Ragnar Pahn and failed already in the first round against the new European champions Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil. A month later took quays / Vesik at the Olympic tournament in Beijing part, but where they did not come through the group stage. In the 2009 World Cup they reached the knockout stages, where there was a loss to Klemperer / Koreng again. The subsequent European Championship in Sochi with the off in the first round was the last joint appearance of the Estonian duo. 2010 graduated quays two tournaments in Prague and Gstaad with Oliver Venno.