Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(8) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, 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
Eric Fonoimoana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2000)
Career Winnings: US$184,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3111133310540 US$194,400.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Dain Blanton - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 6 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 4 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 6 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 5 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 9 1st 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 7 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 8 5th 204 US$7,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (25) Won 26-24, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (24) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 7/21/2001 Winner 3 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Sat, 7/21/2001 Winner 4 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (4) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:41
Sun, 7/22/2001 Semi-Finals Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 14-16 0:58
Sun, 7/22/2001 Bronze Medal Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (4) Lost 31-33, 21-13, 11-15 1:28
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 17-11 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-1
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:58
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Ramos/Rego 1 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-17, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 13 Blanton/Fonoimoana 4 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-2
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Metzger/Wong 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 33-31, 13-21, 15-11 1:28
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Metzger/Wong 4 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Prosser/Zahner 12 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Lead the series against # 16 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 16 15-7 0:37
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 20 15-6 0:28
Lead the series against # 17 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Ahmann/Hager 22 21-16, 16-21, 18-16 0:59
Trail the series against # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-2
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 16-21, 22-20, 25-23 1:06
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 21-19, 16-21, 15-8 0:51
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Holdren/Rogers 19 Blanton/Fonoimoana 4 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Brenha/Maia 12 15-12 1:11
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Brenha/Maia 11 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 1:01
Series tied with # 24 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Berg/Dahl 24 21-16, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Berg/Dahl 22 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 21-15, 12-21, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Horrem/Maaseide 25 26-24, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Egger/Heyer 27 26-24, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q7 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-16, 21-15 0:34