Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(26) Dain Blanton/Kevin Wong, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Kevin Wong
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$310,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40000100030 US$29,000.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd Carl Henkel - 9th
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 4th Rob Heidger - 5th
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Rob Heidger - 17th
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Stein Metzger - 9th
2002 Carl Henkel - 9th Stein Metzger - 9th
2003 Jeff Nygaard - 4th Stein Metzger - 2nd
2004 Jeff Nygaard - 7th Eric Fonoimoana - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 25, Q10 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 16 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 22 17th 200 US$7,500.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7) Won 21-17, 21-8 Retired 0:41
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q18) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Fri, 8/5/2005 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Lost 23-21, 25-27, 13-15 1:14
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 4 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (6) Won 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:11
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 5 Javier Bosma / Alex Ortiz, Spain (27, Q19) Won 24-22, 21-14 0:43
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 6 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Wong lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 Blanton/Wong 26 21-23, 27-25, 15-13 1:14
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 5 Blanton/Wong 26 21-14, 21-19 0:49
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rogers/Scott 8 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 21-16, 24-22 1:00
Lead the series against # 6 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Blanton/Wong 26 Insfran/Marques 6 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:11
Lead the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Wong 26 Heyer/Laciga 7 21-17, 21-8 Retired 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Blanton/Wong 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Blanton/Wong 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 23 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 21-18, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Wong 26 Pedrosa/Rosas 23, Q18 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Xu/Xu Q7 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q19 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 5 Blanton/Wong 26 Bosma/Ortiz 27, Q19 24-22, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # Q2 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 17 Blanton/Wong 16 21-23, 21-16, 23-21 1:13
Lead the series against # Q13 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Blanton/Wong 22 Prosser/Richardson 24 22-20, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Galli/Raffaelli Q23 21-15, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # Q24 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Ces/Dugrip 9 17-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:15