Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(25, Q10) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 16 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 22 17 200 US$7,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q23) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:50
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 2 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (Q7) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (8) Lost 16-21, 22-24 1:00
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 1 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (9) Won 17-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:15
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (23) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:45
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rogers/Scott 8 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 21-16, 24-22 1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Ces/Dugrip 9 17-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:15
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 23 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 21-18, 25-23 0:45
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Polte/Schoen 43 Blanton/Wong 22 21-12, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Xu/Xu Q7 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q23 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Galli/Raffaelli Q23 21-15, 21-18 0:50