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$150,000 Nissan US Championships of Beach Volleyball Presented by Xbox
August 22 - 25, 2002

(5) Stein Metzger/Kevin Wong

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

16

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

18

Career AVP Wins:

16

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Kevin Wong

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

17

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

10

Career AVP Wins:

6

Career Winnings:

$757,282.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
AVP	15	2	1	5	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	$96,245.00
BVA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
FIVB	24	2	2	4	1	4	1	3	1	5	0	1	US$241,900.00
Overall	40	4	4	9	1	9	1	4	1	6	0	1	US$347,645.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Wayne Seligson - 25th	Raul Papaleo - 13th
1998	Eduardo Bacil - 25th	Did not play
1999	Carlos Loss - 5th	Did not play
2000	Brent Doble - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2000	Did not play	Rob Heidger - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/8-11/2002	Manhattan Beach Open	3	17	96	$600.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	8	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	9	1	300	US$22,500.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	11	5	240	US$8,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	10	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	11	17	60	US$2,520.00
AVP	6/28-30/2002	Belmar Open	2	3	270	$5,825.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	5	3	240	US$11,940.00
AVP	6/14-16/2002	Santa Barbara Open	1	5	216	$3,500.00
AVP	6/7-9/2002	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	1	2	388	$11,700.00
AVP	5/24-26/2002	Huntington Beach Open	1	3	270	$5,825.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	4	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	4	3	0	US$19,500.00
AVP	8/24-26/2001	Open at Manhattan Beach	5	1	360	$17,400.00
AVP	8/17-19/2001	Open at Santa Barbara	7	1	360	$14,500.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	6	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	5	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	4	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	4	3	360	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	5	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	3, Q2	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q1	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	7, Q3	1	360	US$27,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	8	5	216	US$9,000.00
AVP	6/8-10/2001	Hermosa Beach Open	6	3	288	$8,200.00
BVA	4/20-22/2001	Clearwater Beach Invitational	4	2	144	$9,500.00

US Championships of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 1

Adam Roberts / Jim Walls (28)

Won 21-16, 21-16

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Kevin Wong	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Fri, 8/23/2002

Winner 2

Scott Davenport / Eli Fairfield (12)

Lost 19-21, 19-21

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Kevin Wong	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 2

Aaron Boss / Collin Smith (11)

Won 21-12, 22-24, 15-12

1:03

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	1	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Kevin Wong	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A
	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 3

Skyler Davis / Steve Simpson (30)

Won 21-15, 21-16

0:30

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Kevin Wong	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Sat, 8/24/2002

Contender 4

Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly (2)

Lost 10-21, 16-21

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
Kevin Wong	Total	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A
	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	0	N/A

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	N/A	2	N/A
Kevin Wong	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	N/A	0	N/A

Head to Head Results
Metzger/Wong lead the series against the field 14-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1-2
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	10	Fonoimoana/Holdren	9	21-15, 22-24, 15-10	1:03
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	1	Metzger/Wong	2	14-21, 21-16, 25-23	1:02
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fonoimoana/Holdren	3	Metzger/Wong	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Series tied with # 2 Doble/Kiraly 1-1
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 4	Doble/Kiraly	2	Metzger/Wong	5	21-10, 21-16	0:44
5/25/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Metzger/Wong	1	Doble/Kiraly	8	21-13, 21-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 3 Bacil/Souza 2-1
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 6	Bacil/Souza	6	Metzger/Wong	1	21-19, 21-18	0:45
6/9/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Semi-Finals	Metzger/Wong	1	Bacil/Souza	9	21-15, 21-11	0:44
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 3	Metzger/Wong	1	Bacil/Souza	9	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 0-2
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	6	Metzger/Wong	2	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/26/02	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Ceman/Whitmarsh	4	Metzger/Wong	1	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Series tied with # 6 Lambert/LeGrande 1-1
6/30/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 6	Metzger/Wong	2	Lambert/LeGrande	8	21-17, 21-12	0:40
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 3	Lambert/LeGrande	8	Metzger/Wong	1	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott 2-0
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
Series tied with # 8 Hannemann/Nygaard 1-1
6/29/02	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Metzger/Wong	2	Hannemann/Nygaard	7	21-18, 21-12	0:38
6/9/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Finals	Hannemann/Nygaard	6	Metzger/Wong	1	18-21, 29-27, 27-25	1:40
Lead the series against # 9 Rosenthal/Williams 1-0
6/16/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 5	Metzger/Wong	1	Rosenthal/Williams	9	21-14, 14-21, 15-5	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Boss/Smith 1-0
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 2	Metzger/Wong	5	Boss/Smith	11	21-12, 22-24, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 12 Davenport/Fairfield 0-2
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Davenport/Fairfield	12	Metzger/Wong	5	21-19, 21-19	0:48
8/9/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Davenport/Fairfield	14	Metzger/Wong	3	21-15, 11-21, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # 19 Elliott/Soldano 1-1
8/10/02	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Elliott/Soldano	12	Metzger/Wong	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	1:06
6/15/02	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Wong	1	Elliott/Soldano	14	21-9, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Guigliano/Suxho 1-0
6/8/02	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	1	Guigliano/Suxho	32	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 28 Roberts/Walls 1-0
8/23/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	5	Roberts/Walls	28	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Davis/Simpson 1-0
8/24/02	AVP	US Championships of Beach Volleyball	Contender 3	Metzger/Wong	5	Davis/Simpson	30	21-15, 21-16	0:30