Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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July 24 - 29, 2007
(10) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger, United States
 
Mike Lambert
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Kaneohe, HI
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 10
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$52,900.00
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
FIVB100020301130 US$105,800.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Kevin Wong - 1st
2002 Did not play Kevin Wong - 3rd
2003 Did not play Kevin Wong - 17th
2004 Did not play Dax Holdren - 25th
2006 Stein Metzger - 13th Mike Lambert - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 6 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 14 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 7 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 6 5 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$14,400.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 5 13 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 19 3 480 US$16,000.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool W Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (39) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-7 0:59
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool W Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (34) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool W Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (15) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (12) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Kevin Wong - 9th
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Dax Holdren - 2nd
2005Berlin Did not play Jake Gibb - 13th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 10 17 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 20-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Lambert/Metzger 8 21-15, 25-27, 15-13 0:59
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Lambert/Metzger 14 21-16, 21-15 0:46
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Lambert/Metzger 7 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 2 Lambert/Metzger 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Lambert/Metzger 14 Cunha/Neto 3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/3/06FIVBCroatia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 13 Lambert/Metzger 19 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 9 Lambert/Metzger 8 22-20, 18-21, 23-21 1:12
6/24/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lambert/Metzger 14 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-12, 21-17 0:42
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 4 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Lambert/Metzger 7 21-19, 21-17 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 2-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Wu/Xu 11 21-17, 21-17 0:43
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 14 Wu/Xu 8 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 12 Lambert/Metzger 10 21-19, 21-19 0:50
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 13 Lambert/Metzger 5 21-17, 22-24, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-1
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 8 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Lambert/Metzger 7 21-17, 21-17 0:44
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Lambert/Metzger 10 Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 21-10, 21-17 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Lambert/Metzger 14 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 18 Lambert/Metzger 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Klemperer/Koreng 24 Lambert/Metzger 8 22-20, 21-10 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Klemperer/Koreng 27 Lambert/Metzger 6 17-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:04
Lead the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 19 Kais/Vesik 6 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 19 Brenha/Maia 14 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 14 Herrera/Mesa 21 21-16, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 30 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 22 25-27, 21-19, 16-14 1:09
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 6 Lione/Varnier 8 21-15, 21-16 0:39
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Lione/Varnier 12 Lambert/Metzger 5 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 34 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Lambert/Metzger 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Lambert/Metzger 10 Horrem/Maaseide 39 21-18, 17-21, 15-7 0:59
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Lambert/Metzger 8 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 7 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 21-16, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Lambert/Metzger 14 Gscheidle/Schnider 30, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q6 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:03