Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(19) 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  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 15 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 12 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 9 13th 102 US$3,200.00
FIVB 9/11-13/1998 Turkey Open 11 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/3-6/1998 Spain Open 14 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/2/1998 Austria Open 12 2nd 306 US$23,000.00
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/1999 Giovane Gavio / Tande Ramos, Brazil (14) Won 15-8 0:30
Thu, 7/22/1999 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Guilherme Marques, Brazil (3) Lost 13-15 0:38
Fri, 7/23/1999 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (20) Won 15-6 0:28
Fri, 7/23/1999 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (11) Won 15-4 0:30
Sat, 7/24/1999 Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (16) Lost 1-15 0:20
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kent Steffes - 3rd Brian Lewis - 9th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Dain Blanton - 5th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Jeff Nygaard - 5th Kevin Wong - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Kevin Wong - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 19 9th 240 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 11 5th 300 US$10,000.00
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Ferreira/Marques 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Brenha/Maia 11 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Gavio/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Gavio/Ramos 14 15-8 0:30
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 20 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 20 15-6 0:28