Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
August 1 - 4, 2002
(35) Dain Blanton/Carl Henkel, 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
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172557Money
FIVB700000030121 US$18,970.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 7th
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd Kevin Wong - 9th
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 4th Sinjin Smith - 17th
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Sinjin Smith - 7th
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Sinjin Smith - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 27 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 23 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 22 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 17 17th 60 US$2,520.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/1/2002 Pool L Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (14) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:53
Fri, 8/2/2002 Pool L Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (11) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Fri, 8/2/2002 Pool L Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (38) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:01
Sat, 8/3/2002 Winner 1 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (19) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:54
Sat, 8/3/2002 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (28) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Henkel trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Blanton/Henkel 17 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Blanton/Henkel 27 21-17, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Child/Heese 16 Blanton/Henkel 17 21-18, 22-20 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Blanton/Henkel 23 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Blanton/Henkel 22 22-20, 17-21, 15-8 0:53
Series tied with # 8 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Metzger/Wong 10 Blanton/Henkel 23 21-16, 21-16 0:39
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Blanton/Henkel 22 Metzger/Wong 11 13-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:07
Lead the series against # 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Blanton/Henkel 35 Gartmayer/Nowotny 11 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 14 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Fonoimoana/Holdren 14 Blanton/Henkel 35 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Blanton/Henkel 27 Rogers/Scott 22 21-18, 11-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Henkel 35 Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 25-23, 21-19 0:54
Trail the series against # 24 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 28, Q4 Blanton/Henkel 22 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 28 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 28 Blanton/Henkel 35 21-12, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 30 Hyden/McCaw, United States 0-1
7/24/02FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Hyden/McCaw 19, Q11 Blanton/Henkel 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 1:04
Lead the series against # 38 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 2-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Blanton/Henkel 35 Ljubicic/Slean 38 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:01
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Blanton/Henkel 27 Ljubicic/Slean 46 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 39 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Cadieux/Mackay 26, Q11 Blanton/Henkel 23 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59