Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(6) Dain Blanton/Eric Fonoimoana, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Eric Fonoimoana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2000)
Career Winnings: US$184,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3111133310540 US$194,400.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 5 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 9 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 7 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 8 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 8 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 11 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 8 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 8 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 6 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 4 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 5 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 8 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 13 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 15 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 19 9 240 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 15 9 136 US$4,500.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (27) Won 26-24, 21-15 0:47
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 2 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (22) Won 21-16, 16-21, 18-16 0:59
Sat, 6/23/2001 Winner 3 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 24-26, 21-19, 9-15 0:58
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 4 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (18) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 8-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Fonoimoana lead the series against the field 10-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-17, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 7, Q3 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-16, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Brenha/Maia 12 15-12 1:11
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Brenha/Maia 11 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/17/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 9 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 16 15-7 0:37
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 20 15-6 0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Prosser/Zahner 12 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 17 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Series tied with # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 21-19, 16-21, 15-8 0:51
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 17 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Ahmann/Hager 22 21-16, 16-21, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 27 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Egger/Heyer 27 26-24, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:37