Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004
(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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Todd Rogers - 9th Kevin Wong - 57th
2003 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Kevin Wong - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 13 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 6 4 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 7 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 5 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 6 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 13 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 15 2 720 US$40,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 17, Q1 5 360 US$13,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/24/2004 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (18) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 13-15 1:01
Fri, 6/25/2004 Contender 1 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (31, Q6) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:58
Head to Head Results
Holdren/Metzger lead the series against the field 20-16
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 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
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Holdren/Metzger 13 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:17
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 5 Holdren/Metzger 6 Prosser/Williams 4 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Prosser/Williams 23 Holdren/Metzger 7 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 2 Holdren/Metzger 6 22-20, 21-19 0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Holdren/Metzger 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:55
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 6 Holdren/Metzger 6 Schacht/Slack 11 By Forfeit  
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 11 Holdren/Metzger 6 21-18, 21-16 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 3 Fonoimoana/Wong 16 Holdren/Metzger 7 22-20, 24-22 0:50
Trail the series against # 13 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Bosma/Herrera 12 Holdren/Metzger 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Holdren/Metzger 15 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 20, Q2 Holdren/Metzger 13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 22 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 6 Klemperer/Rademacher 22 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Horrem/Maaseide 22 Holdren/Metzger 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:06
Trail the series against # 26 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Holdren/Metzger 5 26-24, 14-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 28, Q4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Holdren/Metzger 13 Canet/Hamel 19 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 29 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 13 Brink/Schneider 20, Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 31, Q6 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Holden/Leinemann 31, Q6 Holdren/Metzger 15 23-21, 21-16 0:58
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 15 Holden/Leinemann 24 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Ferreira 12, Q1 Holdren/Metzger 6 21-15, 15-21, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 4 Holdren/Metzger 6 Hernandez/Papaleo 9 19-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 26, Q8 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 2 Holdren/Metzger 7 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q5 28-26, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against # Q11 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 2-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 5 Deulofeu/Molinier 28, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:35
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 6 Deulofeu/Molinier 27, Q9 18-21, 21-9, 15-4 0:50
Lead the series against # Q15 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Contender 3 Holdren/Metzger 6 Asahi/Nishimura 20 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # Q20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q19 Holdren/Metzger 13 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:56