Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(15) Dax Holdren/Stein Metzger, United States
 
Dax Holdren
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Goleta, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 39
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rosarito 2000)
Career Winnings: US$123,350.00
Stein Metzger
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 193 cm (6'3")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 67
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$313,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB130101211412 US$103,500.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 17, Q1 5 360 US$13,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool K Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (39) Won 31-33, 21-17, 15-12 1:06
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool K Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (10) Lost 10-21, 21-17, 13-15 0:55
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool K John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (34) Won 21-6, 18-21, 15-5 0:59
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (24) Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:58
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (21) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:45
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 10/18/2003 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Sun, 10/19/2003 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:44
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Todd Rogers - 9th Did not play
2001Klagenfurt Todd Rogers - 5th Kevin Wong - 9th
2005Berlin Did not play Jake Gibb - 13th
2007Gstaad Did not play Mike Lambert - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 15 2 720 US$40,000.00
Head to Head Results
Holdren/Metzger lead the series against the field 10-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
10/19/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Holdren/Metzger 15 21-18, 21-15 0:44
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Rego/Santos 1 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Holdren/Metzger 15 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-19, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Holdren/Metzger 15 Heuscher/Kobel 6 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Baracetti/Conde 10 Holdren/Metzger 15 21-10, 17-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 15 Berg/Dahl 21 21-19, 21-12 0:45
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Berg/Dahl 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Carrasco/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Carrasco/Mesa Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 15 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Holdren/Metzger 15 Child/Heese 34 21-6, 18-21, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Holdren/Metzger 15 Ahmann/Hager 39 31-33, 21-17, 15-12 1:06