Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - August 1, 2004
(26) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Todd Rogers - 5th Kevin Wong - 9th
2002 Eric Fonoimoana - 17th Kevin Wong - 9th
2003 Eric Fonoimoana - 17th Kevin Wong - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 17 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 22, Q1 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 15 25 60 US$4,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (7) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:50
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 1 Nikolas Berger / Florian Gosch, Austria (10) Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:04
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (8) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 3 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (17) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Holdren/Metzger lead the series against the field 21-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Holdren/Metzger 17 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-3
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Holdren/Metzger 26 21-18, 21-19 0:50
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 3 Holdren/Metzger 22, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:47
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 2 Holdren/Metzger 6 22-20, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Holdren/Metzger 26 Egger/Heyer 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Berger/Gosch, Austria 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Holdren/Metzger 26 Berger/Gosch 10 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:04
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 Holdren/Metzger 22, Q1 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Holdren/Metzger 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 22, Q1 Schacht/Slack 6 21-14, 21-19 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 6 Klemperer/Rademacher 22 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 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
Series tied with # 17 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 17 Holdren/Metzger 26 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
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 # 18 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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 22 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Holdren/Metzger 22, Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk 18, Q6 22-20, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Holdren/Metzger 17 Kais/Vesik 15 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 27, Q8 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 13 Brink/Schneider 20, Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 30, Q5 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 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
Trail the series against Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
7/10/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Marques/Souza 7 Holdren/Metzger 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 17 Hernandez/Papaleo 16 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # Q6 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 # Q16 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Holdren/Metzger 22, Q1 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q17 21-14, 21-10 0:35