Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 24 - 29, 2008
(14, Q11) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kevin Wong - 13th Did not play
2002 Kevin Wong - 17th Did not play
2003 Kevin Wong - 5th Julien Prosser - 3rd
2004 Dax Holdren - 7th Julien Prosser - 13th
2007 Mike Lambert - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 18, Q13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 1 Stefan Gunnarsson / Mattias Magnusson, Sweden (Q22) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q6) Won 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Thu, 6/26/2008 Pool C Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (19) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 6/26/2008 Pool C Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (30) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Fri, 6/27/2008 Pool C Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 10-15 0:55
Sat, 6/28/2008 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (10) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Sat, 6/28/2008 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Williams lead the series against the field 17-8 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 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 # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Horrem/Maaseide 10 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Boersma/Ronnes 15 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 19 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 12-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Araujo/Magalhaes 19 22-20, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 20 "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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 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 # 26, 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 # 30 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Lochhead/Pitman Q6 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # Q17 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q22 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q22 Gunnarsson/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Gunnarsson/Magnusson Q22 21-15, 21-13 0:34