Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(4) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 9th
1999 Did not play Rob Heidger - 17th
2000 Did not play Rob Heidger - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 4 3rd 360 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 5 4th 252 US$11,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (29, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 2 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (13) Lost 24-26, 17-21 0:54
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 2 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (14) Won 23-21, 17-21, 16-14 1:06
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (21) Won 30-28, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 4 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (23) Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:03
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 5 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (6) Lost 17-21, 24-22, 12-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 21-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 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
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 3 Metzger/Wong 4 21-15, 21-18 0:42
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
Series tied with # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Metzger/Wong 4 21-17, 22-24, 15-12 1:00
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 3 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 2-1
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Metzger/Wong 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 33-31, 13-21, 15-11 1:28
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Metzger/Wong 4 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 13 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 13 Metzger/Wong 4 26-24, 21-17 0:54
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 4 Loiola/Santos 12 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 1:08
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 # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Metzger/Wong 4 Novosel/Slack 14 23-21, 17-21, 16-14 1:06
Lead the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 4 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-9, 21-19 0:31
Lead the series against # 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 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 # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Metzger/Wong 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 21 30-28, 16-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 2-0
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Metzger/Wong 4 Berger/Stamm 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:03
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 8 Berger/Stamm 24 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 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 # 29, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 4 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q20 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