Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(7) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, United States
 
Mike Lambert
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1974 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 10
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$52,900.00
Stein Metzger
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (53 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
FIVB100020301130 US$105,800.00
Previous Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Jake Gibb - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 5 13th 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 19 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (26) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:44
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (10) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:32
Fri, 7/28/2006 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 7/28/2006 Winner 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:56
Sat, 7/29/2006 Contender 6 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (15) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600102011100 $69,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open300101000100 $29,000.00
Total1000203011300 $105,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mike Lambert Stein Metzger
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
1000000100 $3,500.00 World Championships4010002100 $31,750.00
6001022100 $34,900.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22032057220 $125,650.00
3001010100 $14,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open392152810720 $146,050.00
           Goodwill Games1001000000 $9,750.00
10002032300 $52,900.00 Total67258214191040 $313,200.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB300101001000 $36,900.00 10566.7 %
TotalFIVB300101001000 $36,900.00 10566.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mike Lambert  Stein Metzger
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1998FIVB2000001100 $2,600.00
           1999FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
           2000FIVB2000010001 $3,000.00
           2001FIVB11102132101 $56,750.00
           2002FIVB7112011100 $38,700.00
           2003FIVB8020021300 $52,000.00
           2004FIVB12000125130 $26,875.00
           2005FIVB7012022000 $48,375.00
3001011000 $18,450.00 2006FIVB3001011000 $18,450.00
3001011000 $18,450.00 TotalTotal5324721213742 $247,750.00
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
Overall21 65.6% 7 21.9% 4 12.5% 28-4 87.5% 5 27.8% 8 44.4% 5 27.8% 5-13 27.8% 21-5 80.8% 12-12 50.0% 00 33-17 66.0%
2005-200612 66.7% 4 22.2% 2 11.1% 16-2 88.9% 3 33.3% 4 44.4% 2 22.2% 3-6 33.3% 12-2 85.7% 7-6 53.8% 00 19-8 70.4%
Against the Field12 66.7% 3 16.7% 3 16.7% 15-3 83.3% 4 28.6% 6 42.9% 4 28.6% 4-10 28.6% 24-8 75.0% 14-18 43.8% 00 19-13 59.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000030000100000031
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00009300850110001911
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000052011000115
Total0000123001380220003317
Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 4 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Lambert/Metzger 7 21-19, 21-17 0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 13 Lambert/Metzger 5 21-17, 22-24, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 7 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 21-16, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 19 Kais/Vesik 6 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 19 Egger/Laciga 3 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:52
Series tied with # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Lambert/Metzger 7 21-17, 21-17 0:44
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 20 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/3/06FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 13 Lambert/Metzger 19 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 26 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 7 Arkaev/Barsuk 26 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Lambert/Metzger 5 Berger/Nowotny 22 21-19, 21-15 0:40