Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(15) Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger, United States
 
Jake Gibb
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bountiful, UT
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$825,687.50
Stein Metzger
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 193 cm (6'3")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$313,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB70120111100 US$96,750.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 19 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 38 13th 300 US$10,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (18) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:40
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 22-24, 13-21 0:43
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (17) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 3 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (23) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:43
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 4 Eric Koreng / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (12) Won 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 1:01
Sat, 7/30/2005 Contender 5 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:57
Sat, 7/30/2005 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:48
Sat, 7/30/2005 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (4) Won 24-22, 27-25 1:02
Sun, 7/31/2005 Gold Medal Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Metzger lead the series against the field 12-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gibb/Metzger 19 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Gibb/Metzger 15 24-22, 21-13 0:43
Series tied with # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Gibb/Metzger 15 Insfran/Marques 3 21-19, 21-14 0:48
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Insfran/Marques 4 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Metzger 15 Brink/Schneider 4 24-22, 27-25 1:02
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 7 Gibb/Metzger 19 25-23, 21-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/31/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Heuscher/Kobel 5 Gibb/Metzger 15 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Metzger 15 Egger/Laciga 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:57
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Gibb/Metzger 19 Egger/Laciga 6 21-18, 21-17 0:45
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Gibb/Metzger 38 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Koreng/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Gibb/Metzger 15 Koreng/Reckermann 12 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Gibb/Metzger 15 Horrem/Pettersen 17 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Metzger 15 Conde/Salema 18 21-16, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gibb/Metzger 19 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Gibb/Metzger 15 Herrera/Mesa 23 21-14, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Gibb/Metzger 38 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gibb/Metzger 38 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Gibb/Metzger 38 Lochhead/Pitman 41 21-19, 21-16 0:40