Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(18, Q13) Stein Metzger/Mark Williams, United States
 
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
Mark Williams
Australia / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 27, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Australia
Height: 197 cm (6'7")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 27
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$82,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB701000050001 US$62,000.00
Previous Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Jake Gibb - 2nd Did not play
2006 Mike Lambert - 5th Did not play
2007 Mike Lambert - 3rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 14, Q7 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 17, Q11 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 28 9th 240 US$5,500.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2008 Qualifier 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (Q20) Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-9 0:57
Wed, 6/18/2008 Qualifier 2 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (Q4) Won 21-16, 13-21, 16-14 0:51
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool B Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (15) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool B Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:44
Fri, 6/20/2008 Pool B Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (31, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:45
Fri, 6/20/2008 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (20, Q17) Won 20-22, 21-17, 16-14 1:04
Sat, 6/21/2008 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (24, Q1) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Williams lead the series against the field 16-7 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 21-15, 21-16 0:36
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 7 Metzger/Williams 28 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Boersma/Ronnes 15 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Kais/Vesik 15 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 28 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q17 Gavira/Lario, Spain 2-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Gavira/Lario 20, Q17 20-22, 21-17, 16-14 1:04
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 Gavira/Lario Q23 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 16 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:44
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 12 Metzger/Williams 28 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 21-19, 18-21, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q1 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 22-20, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Metzger/Williams 28 Li/Zhou 20 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 21-16, 21-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 32, Q21 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 30, Q13 26-24, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q4 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Baracetti/Salema Q4 21-16, 13-21, 16-14 0:51
Lead the series against # Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Asahi/Shiratori Q6 21-13, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 2-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 Kubala/Pavlas Q20 20-22, 21-14, 15-9 0:57
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Metzger/Williams Q15 Kubala/Pavlas Q18 21-11, 21-15 0:25
Lead the series against # Q24 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q22 21-15, 21-18 0:42