Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(5) Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, 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
Kevin Wong
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$310,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172557Money
FIVB2422414131501 US$241,900.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 13th
1999 Did not play Rob Heidger - 4th
2000 Did not play Rob Heidger - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 3, Q2 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q1 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 7, Q3 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 8 5th 216 US$9,000.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Fosco Cicola / Fabio Galli, Italy (28) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 2 Oliver Oetke / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (12) Won 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 0:58
Sat, 7/14/2001 Winner 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Sat, 7/14/2001 Winner 4 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Sun, 7/15/2001 Semi-Finals Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:43
Sun, 7/15/2001 Bronze Medal Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 17-7 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 2-2
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Bronze Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Metzger/Wong 5 21-19, 21-12 0:38
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Metzger/Wong 5 Ramos/Rego 1 21-17, 21-19 0:39
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Ramos/Rego 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Metzger/Wong 8 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-17, 22-20 0:38
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 3 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Child/Heese 8 21-14, 21-16 0:36
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Child/Heese 7 Metzger/Wong 8 18-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 4 Metzger/Wong 5 21-15, 21-15 0:43
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 3 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-17 0:38
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 12 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 5 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 12 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 Holdren/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Holdren/Rogers 13 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Brenha/Maia 10 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 28 Cicola/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 5 Cicola/Galli 28 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 8 Berger/Stamm 24 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 4 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # Q20 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # Q30 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q39 Chamberland/Loeub, Canada 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Chamberland/Loeub Q34 21-11, 21-11 0:29