Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(16) Dain Blanton/Kevin Wong, 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
Kevin Wong
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Resides: Honolulu, HI
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$310,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40000100030 US$29,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Carl Henkel - 9th
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Rob Heidger - 17th
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Rob Heidger - 9th
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Stein Metzger - 7th
2002 Carl Henkel - 57th Stein Metzger - 1st
2003 Did not play Stein Metzger - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 22 17 200 US$7,500.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (17) Lost 23-21, 16-21, 21-23 1:13
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 1 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (32, Q33) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Wong lead the series against the field 3-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Blanton/Wong 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 17 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 17 Blanton/Wong 16 21-23, 21-16, 23-21 1:13
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Blanton/Wong 22 Prosser/Richardson 24 22-20, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Blanton/Wong 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 32, Q33 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Blanton/Wong 16 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 32, Q33 21-19, 21-18 0:45