AVP Tour
$250,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 20 - 23, 2006
(17) Dain Blanton/Matt Prosser
 
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
Matt Prosser
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Ventura, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 1 (AVP Huntington Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $141,502.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP40000001210 $7,200.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Ian Clark - 17th Did not play
1995 Ian Clark - 5th Did not play
1996 Canyon Ceman - 5th Did not play
1997 Canyon Ceman - 4th Did not play
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd Did not play
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 3rd Did not play
FIVB 2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2002 Scott Ayakatubby - 13th Did not play
2003 Jeff Nygaard - 1st Did not play
2004 Jeff Nygaard - 1st Did not play
2005 Kevin Wong - 9th John Mayer - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 16 9th 144 $2,450.00
AVP 7/6-9/2006 Atlanta Open 17 13th 108 $1,550.00
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Ty Loomis / Ed Ratledge (16) Won 21-14, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal241440.4170635
 19700.7780402
 29320.1110102
 36420.3330131
Matt ProsserTotal18830.2785022
 17400.5712012
 27220.0000010
 34210.2503000
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 2 Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger (1) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal23930.2610415
 115630.2000202
 28300.3750213
Matt ProsserTotal16530.1251202
 18400.5000101
 2813-0.2501101
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Albert Hannemann / Scott Wong (18) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:46
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal27860.07401210
 112540.0830510
 215320.0670700
Matt ProsserTotal20840.2000400
 110430.1000200
 210410.3000200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain Blanton7431130.243022510
Matt Prosser5421100.2046624
Total12852230.227628714
Opponents13480230.42513441321
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open300000011100 $4,800.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $2,400.00
Total400000012100 $7,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dain Blanton Matt Prosser
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100000100 $0.00 Olympic Games          
5001021100 $31,500.00 World Championships          
13001223320 $56,700.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
1937916640614280 $447,661.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open6901108291370 $79,535.00
11001122310 $16,517.50 Manhattan Beach12000014230 $16,005.00
18113164200 $67,195.50 Tour Championships4100012000 $4,250.00
2429102210527152110 $619,574.25 Total851110103515100 $99,790.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006AVP300000011100 $4,800.00 5645.5 %
TotalAVP300000011100 $4,800.00 5645.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dain Blanton  Matt Prosser
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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 2003AVP6000000006 $0.00
8101112011 $43,750.00 2003FIVB          
11103034000 $29,300.00 2004AVP5000000023 $100.00
9000031410 $20,750.00 2004FIVB          
12002035200 $23,437.50 2005AVP8000000341 $1,512.50
4000010300 $14,500.00 2005FIVB          
10001006210 $11,662.50 2006AVP8000004310 $4,725.00
23011112410537234105 $666,734.25 TotalTotal270000046710 $6,337.50
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
Overall4 50.0% 2 25.0% 2 25.0% 6-2 75.0% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 5 71.4% 1-6 14.3% 4-5 44.4% 3-3 50.0% 00 7-8 46.7%
2005-20064 50.0% 2 25.0% 2 25.0% 6-2 75.0% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 5 71.4% 1-6 14.3% 4-5 44.4% 3-3 50.0% 00 7-8 46.7%
Against the Field2 33.3% 2 33.3% 2 33.3% 4-2 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 4 66.7% 1-5 16.7% 4-8 33.3% 6-6 50.0% 00 5-7 41.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000002300000056
Manhattan Beach000000000100000022
Total000000002400000078
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Prosser trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lambert/Metzger 0-2
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 1 Blanton/Prosser 17 21-16, 21-12 0:40
7/14/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 1 Blanton/Prosser 16 21-13, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
Trail the series against # 7 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 0-1
7/8/06AVPAtlanta Open Contender 2 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 7 Blanton/Prosser 17 21-14, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Lucena/Rooney 1-0
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 3 Blanton/Prosser 16 Lucena/Rooney 10 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 1:03
Trail the series against # 13 Fonoimoana/Roumain 0-1
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 4 Fonoimoana/Roumain 14 Blanton/Prosser 16 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Baxter/Ring 0-1
7/7/06AVPAtlanta Open Winner 1 Baxter/Ring 16 Blanton/Prosser 17 25-27, 24-22, 17-15 1:22
Lead the series against # 16 Loomis/Ratledge 1-0
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Blanton/Prosser 17 Loomis/Ratledge 16 21-14, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Hannemann/Wong 0-1
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Contender 2 Hannemann/Wong 18 Blanton/Prosser 17 21-14, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Davenport/Lane 1-0
7/14/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 1 Blanton/Prosser 16 Davenport/Lane 17 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:15
Lead the series against # 20 DiPierro/Grotowski 1-0
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 2 Blanton/Prosser 16 DiPierro/Grotowski 18 21-18, 21-10 0:44