AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP NIVEA Tour Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light Lime
July 16 - 18, 2010
(28) Dain Blanton/Stafford Slick
 
Dain Blanton
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $720,032.75
Stafford Slick
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 4, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Andover, MN
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (Seattle 2017)
Career Winnings: $211,462.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000010 $700.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Albert Hannemann - 17th Did not play
1995 Ian Clark - 9th Did not play
1996 Canyon Ceman - 7th Did not play
1997 Canyon Ceman - 1st Did not play
1997 Canyon Ceman - 3rd Did not play
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 13th Did not play
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Did not play
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Did not play
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd Did not play
2004 Jeff Nygaard - 5th Did not play
2005 Kevin Wong - 9th Did not play
2006 Eric Fonoimoana - 25th Did not play
2007 Jason Lee - 9th Did not play
2008 Eric Fonoimoana - 25th Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
AVP Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/17/2010 Winner 1 Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (5) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal15820.4000322
 16300.5000110
 29520.3330212
Stafford SlickTotal211140.3331205
 19420.2220104
 212720.4171101
Sat, 7/17/2010 Contender 1 Mike Morrison / Eyal Zimet (12) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:08
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal311930.51601034
 112810.5830502
 212620.3330300
 37500.7140232
Stafford SlickTotal191310.6322028
 19500.5562023
 25310.4000004
 35501.0000001
Sat, 7/17/2010 Contender 2 Paul Baxter / Austin Rester (11) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal2267-0.04501101
 112330.0000601
 21034-0.1000500
Stafford SlickTotal271750.4444204
 113730.3081102
 2141020.5713102
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain Blanton6833120.30902457
Stafford Slick6741100.46374217
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open100000000100 $700.00
Total100000000100 $700.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dain Blanton Stafford Slick
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100000100 $0.00 Olympic Games          
5001021100 $31,500.00 World Championships1000001000 $5,500.00
           World Tour Finals1000000000 $0.00
13001223320 $56,700.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam12000000350 $18,225.00
1937916640614280 $447,661.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open5812611611980 $111,400.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star12003022410 $16,150.00
11001122310 $16,517.50 Manhattan Beach6000051000 $15,250.00
18113164200 $67,195.50 Tour Championships7002032000 $21,350.00
           Gold Series1000010000 $2,500.00
2429102210527152110 $619,574.25 Total9812111271716140 $190,375.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010AVP100000000100 $700.00 1233.3 %
TotalAVP100000000100 $700.00 1233.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dain Blanton  Stafford Slick
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
14000016520 $12,118.75 1994AVP          
220000311710 $27,625.00 1995AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 1995FIVB          
20011196200 $54,405.00 1996AVP          
22114481300 $117,845.00 1997AVP          
2001001000 $12,850.00 1997FIVB          
18027054000 $32,470.50 1998AVP          
7010023100 $23,950.00 1998FIVB          
10231130000 $69,600.00 1999AVP          
1000001000 $1,875.00 1999USAV          
9000214101 $26,750.00 1999FIVB          
6110040000 $22,000.00 2000AVP          
1001000000 $5,000.00 2000USAV          
11101017100 $25,500.00 2000FIVB          
3010010010 $6,950.00 2001AVP          
2101000000 $6,250.00 2001BVA          
9000123210 $27,500.00 2001FIVB          
3000002001 $1,155.00 2002AVP          
7000003121 $9,485.00 2002FIVB          
8310022000 $40,005.00 2003AVP          
8101112011 $43,750.00 2003FIVB          
11103034000 $29,300.00 2004AVP          
9000031410 $20,750.00 2004FIVB          
12002035200 $23,437.50 2005AVP          
4000010300 $14,500.00 2005FIVB          
14001007510 $14,062.50 2006AVP          
1000000100 $2,450.00 2006FIVB          
14000005900 $10,237.50 2007AVP          
6000001410 $2,625.00 2008AVP          
           2009AVP1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $350.00 2010AVP2000000101 $350.00
           2010NORCECA2001010000 $525.00
25611112410537952115 $684,796.75 TotalTotal5001010102 $875.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 00 1-2 33.3%
2009-20100 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 00 1-2 33.3%
Against the Field0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 1-2 33.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000000100000012
Total000000000100000012
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Slick trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Strickland/Wachtfogel 0-1
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 Blanton/Slick 28 21-13, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Baxter/Rester 0-1
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Baxter/Rester 11 Blanton/Slick 28 21-14, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Morrison/Zimet 1-0
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 1 Blanton/Slick 28 Morrison/Zimet 12 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:08