Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(5) Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong, United States
 
Stein Metzger
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (51 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 9th
1999 Did not play Rob Heidger - 5th
2000 Did not play Rob Heidger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 4 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool E Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (37) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool E Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (28) Won 21-14, 14-21, 15-12 0:45
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (26) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 8/4/2001 Winner 2 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (23) Lost 21-14, 13-21, 15-17 0:58
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Rob Heidger - 7th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Dax Holdren - 2nd Eric Fonoimoana - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Jake Gibb - 13th Dain Blanton - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Mike Lambert - 17th Jason Ring - 37th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Casey Jennings - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 5 9th 200 US$6,000.00
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 25-12 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 14 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Metzger/Wong 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 By Forfeit  
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 # 17 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 # 20 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 # 21 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
Series tied with # 23 Holdren/Rogers, United States 1-1
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Holdren/Rogers 23 Metzger/Wong 5 14-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:58
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 # 26 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 5 Berg/Dahl 26 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 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
Series tied with # 28 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-14, 14-21, 15-12 0:45
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 # 35 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 # 36 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Bachorski/Bulkowski Q15 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 37 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-17, 21-12 0:37