Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(7) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kevin Wong - 9th Did not play
2002 Kevin Wong - 9th Did not play
2003 Kevin Wong - 2nd Julien Prosser - 17th
2004 Dax Holdren - 13th Julien Prosser - 5th
2005 Jake Gibb - 7th Did not play
2006 Mike Lambert - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 14, Q11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (26) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (23, Q8) Won 21-11, 16-21, 20-18 0:56
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool G Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (10) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:52
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (16, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:04
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 3 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (3) Won 24-22, 13-21, 15-13 1:09
Sun, 8/3/2008 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:44
Sun, 8/3/2008 Gold Medal Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Williams lead the series against the field 20-3 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Metzger/Williams 7 Rego/Santos 1 21-15, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Metzger/Williams 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 24-22, 13-21, 15-13 1:09
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 28 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Metzger/Williams 7 21-19, 21-15 0:45
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Metzger/Williams 14, Q7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 13-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 "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 # 8 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 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Metzger/Williams 7 Gosch/Horst 10 22-20, 21-17 0:52
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Metzger/Williams 28 Schacht/Slack 6 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # 16, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Williams 7 Maciel/Schmidt 16, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:04
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 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 # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Metzger/Williams 7 Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 21-11, 16-21, 20-18 0:56
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 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 # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Metzger/Williams 7 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 0-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 32, Q31 Metzger/Williams Q15 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 Giontella/Nicolai 32 21-17, 21-18 0:49