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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$310,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
FIVB	24	2	2	4	1	4	1	3	1	5	0	1	US$241,900.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Carl Henkel - 5th
1999	Did not play	Rob Heidger - 5th
2001	Kevin Wong - 57th	Stein Metzger - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	2	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	5	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	8	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	9	1st	300	US$22,500.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	11	5th	240	US$8,500.00
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

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/26/2003	Pool C	Paul Baxter / Carl Henkel, United States (19, Q6)	Won 25-27, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool C	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:56
Fri, 6/27/2003	Pool C	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q21)	Won 27-25, 21-19	0:52
Sat, 6/28/2003	Winner 1	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 40-19 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-2
10/6/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Insfran	2	Metzger/Wong	5	22-20, 21-17	0:59
7/28/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Metzger/Wong	9	Araujo/Insfran	5, Q1	17-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:05
6/23/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Insfran	25, Q23	Metzger/Wong	5	21-19, 16-21, 17-15	1:07
Lead the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 4-2
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	5	Laciga/Laciga	6	19-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Metzger/Wong	11	Laciga/Laciga	6	21-14, 21-15	0:44
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Metzger/Wong	10	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Metzger/Wong	11	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:58
6/24/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Laciga/Laciga	2	21-17, 22-20	0:38
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Laciga/Laciga	2	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
Series tied with # 4 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	4	Metzger/Wong	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:57
10/5/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Metzger/Wong	5	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 21-19	0:53
Series tied with # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Berger/Doppler	15	Metzger/Wong	2	21-15, 21-19	0:41
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	21-18, 20-22, 16-14	1:13
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-7
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	3	Metzger/Wong	11	21-14, 21-19	0:52
7/14/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Bronze Medal	Metzger/Wong	10	Baracetti/Conde	2	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:54
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Metzger/Wong	4	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:55
9/3/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	1	Metzger/Wong	4	21-19, 22-20	0:49
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 6	Baracetti/Conde	3	Metzger/Wong	6	21-19, 17-21, 19-17	1:13
7/22/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	3	Metzger/Wong	4	21-15, 21-18	0:42
7/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	4	Metzger/Wong	5	21-15, 21-15	0:43
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Metzger/Wong	5	Baracetti/Conde	4	21-18, 21-14	0:39
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Metzger/Wong	3, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Child/Heese, Canada 3-1
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	4	Child/Heese	13	By Forfeit	0:13
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 2	Metzger/Wong	6	Child/Heese	12	21-17, 29-31, 15-12	1:12
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 6	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Child/Heese	8	21-14, 21-16	0:36
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Child/Heese	7	Metzger/Wong	8	18-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Wong	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	30-28, 16-21, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Egger/Heyer	23	Metzger/Wong	8	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Metzger/Wong	5	Egger/Heyer	30	21-12, 13-21, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-2
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Metzger/Wong	3	21-18, 21-19	0:56
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Metzger/Wong	4	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	1:00
6/16/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Wong	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	3	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-0
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Berg/Dahl	12	21-15, 21-18	0:39
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	11	Berg/Dahl	21	23-21, 21-11	0:41
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	5	Berg/Dahl	26	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Metzger/Wong	11	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 18 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Rogers/Scott	18	Metzger/Wong	2	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	8	Rogers/Scott	17	21-19, 21-14	0:45
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Metzger/Wong	9	Rogers/Scott	18	21-15, 25-23	0:55
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Metzger/Wong	3	Baxter/Henkel	19, Q6	25-27, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # 22 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	10	Fonoimoana/Holdren	9	21-15, 22-24, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	6	Klemperer/Rademacher	27, Q17	21-15, 21-14	0:34
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Klemperer/Rademacher	31, Q51	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Metzger/Wong	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	27-25, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # Q1 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	4	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	21-12, 21-17	0:36
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 4	Metzger/Wong	3, Q2	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-17	0:38
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # Q11 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 3-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	9	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q9	24-22, 21-17	0:43
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	21-19, 21-14	0:35
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Shiratori/Watanabe	28	21-14, 14-21, 15-12	0:45
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	30, Q21	Metzger/Wong	3, Q2	21-16, 13-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # Q12 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Brink/Schneider	28, Q21	22-20, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	9	Gartmayer/Nowotny	24, Q12	22-20, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Ljubicic/Slean	37	21-17, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Cadieux/Mackay, Canada 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Metzger/Wong	10	Cadieux/Mackay	26, Q11	21-18, 21-9	0:34
Lead the series against # Q29 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Metzger/Wong	2	Gavrilov/Todorov	31, Q25	17-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:43
Lead the series against # Q31 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 2-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Metzger/Wong	8	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	32	21-16, 21-7	0:34
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Metzger/Wong	11	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	35	21-17, 21-17	0:37