Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(11) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 5th
1999 Did not play Rob Heidger - 7th
2000 Did not play Rob Heidger - 17th
2001 Kevin Wong - 3rd Stein Metzger - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 10 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 11 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 5 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 4 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 4 3rd 0 US$19,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 6 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 5 9th 200 US$6,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool L Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (35) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool L Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (14) Won 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool L Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (38) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (21) Won 23-21, 21-11 0:41
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 2 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (6) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:44
Sat, 7/20/2002 Winner 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:52
Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 40-19 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 3-2
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 10 Ramos/Rego 1 25-23, 21-15 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Metzger/Wong 5 21-19, 16-21, 17-15 1:07
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-7
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 3 Metzger/Wong 11 21-14, 21-19 0:52
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Metzger/Wong 10 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Metzger/Wong 4 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:55
9/3/01FIVBGoodwill Games Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 1 Metzger/Wong 4 21-19, 22-20 0:49
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 3 Metzger/Wong 6 21-19, 17-21, 19-17 1:13
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
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 10 21-19, 21-18 0:56
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 # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 2-0
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Metzger/Wong 5 Lopes/Neto 7 21-18, 21-14 0:45
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 6 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 21-19, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 3-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 11 Laciga/Laciga 6 21-14, 21-15 0:44
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Metzger/Wong 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Laciga/Laciga 6 Metzger/Wong 11 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Metzger/Wong 11 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 3-1
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Child/Heese 13 By Forfeit 0:13
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Metzger/Wong 6 Child/Heese 12 21-17, 29-31, 15-12 1:12
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
Lead the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 10 Fonoimoana/Holdren 9 21-15, 22-24, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 17 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 5 Gscheidle/Vesti 27 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 1:13
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 11 Berg/Dahl 21 23-21, 21-11 0:41
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 5 Berg/Dahl 26 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 27 Blanton/Henkel, United States 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool G Metzger/Wong 10 Blanton/Henkel 23 21-16, 21-16 0:39
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Blanton/Henkel 22 Metzger/Wong 11 13-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:07
Lead the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 5 Egger/Heyer 30 21-12, 13-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 29 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
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 6 Klemperer/Rademacher 27, Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:34
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 35 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Metzger/Wong 11 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 35 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 38 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Metzger/Wong 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira 38 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 41 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 2-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:35
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 # 42 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Metzger/Wong 11 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 27, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 45 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Kais/Kais 29, Q5 25-23, 19-21, 15-9 1:07
Lead the series against # 46 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-17, 21-12 0:37