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AVP Tour
$1,000,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open
September 17 - 21, 2008

(4) Stein Metzger/Mark Williams

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

16

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

18

Career AVP Wins:

16

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Mark Williams

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 27, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Australia

Resides:

Australia

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

16

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

2

Career AVP Wins:

1 (Boulder 2008)

Career Winnings:

$298,005.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	14	1	1	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	$127,975.00
FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	US$62,000.00
Pro Beach	4	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$16,250.00
Overall	25	1	2	4	0	5	4	8	0	0	0	1	US$206,225.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Mike Diehl - 49th	Did not play
1999	Carlos Loss - 9th	Did not play
2000	Brent Doble - 9th	Did not play
2001	Kevin Wong - 1st	Sean Rosenthal - 17th
2002	Kevin Wong - 17th	Sean Rosenthal - 7th
2003	Dax Holdren - 9th	Brandon Taliaferro - 25th
2005	Jake Gibb - 1st	Scott Wong - 7th
2006	Mike Lambert - 2nd	Did not play
2007	Mike Lambert - 5th	Nick Lucena - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	5	3	270	$10,500.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	4	5	216	$6,700.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	4	7	260	$4,650.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	2	720	US$29,500.00
AVP	7/24-26/2008	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	6	7	260	$4,650.00
AVP	7/18-19/2008	AVP Slam Brooklyn	6	3	390	$9,500.00
AVP	7/10-12/2008	AVP Slam Chicago Open	8	5	312	$6,000.00
AVP	7/4-5/2008	AVP Slam Boulder	3	1	520	$25,000.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	14, Q11	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	18, Q13	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q15	33	40	US$0.00
AVP	6/5-8/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	5	9	144	$2,600.00
AVP	5/30-6/1/2008	AVP Atlanta	3	9	144	$2,875.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	14, Q7	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	17, Q11	9	240	US$5,500.00
AVP	5/8-10/2008	AVP Charleston	3	2	324	$15,000.00
AVP	5/1-3/2008	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	6	3	270	$9,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	28	9	240	US$5,500.00

AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 1

Connor Hastings / Hylas Smith (29, Q24)

Won 21-15, 21-11

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	26	13	1	0.462	0	13	0	0
	1	14	6	1	0.357	0	7	0	0
	2	12	7	0	0.583	0	6	0	0
Mark Williams	Total	20	13	2	0.550	6	6	2	4
	1	10	6	1	0.500	4	2	0	2
	2	10	7	1	0.600	2	4	2	2

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 2

Jason Ring / Fred Souza (13, Q4)

Won 21-12, 21-19

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	18	8	1	0.389	0	11	1	1
	1	8	3	1	0.250	0	7	0	0
	2	10	5	0	0.500	0	4	1	1
Mark Williams	Total	25	11	4	0.280	9	4	0	1
	1	10	6	0	0.600	4	1	0	1
	2	15	5	4	0.067	5	3	0	0

Sat, 9/20/2008

Winner 3

John Hyden / Brad Keenan (5)

Won 21-19, 21-13

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	26	11	3	0.308	0	12	1	1
	1	16	9	2	0.438	0	5	1	0
	2	10	2	1	0.100	0	7	0	1
Mark Williams	Total	19	13	1	0.632	5	4	2	2
	1	9	5	0	0.556	1	1	0	0
	2	10	8	1	0.700	4	3	2	2

Sat, 9/20/2008

Winner 4

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1)

Lost 15-21, 14-21

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	39	16	3	0.333	0	15	0	3
	1	22	8	1	0.318	0	8	0	1
	2	17	8	2	0.353	0	7	0	2
Mark Williams	Total	13	3	1	0.154	0	3	0	1
	1	5	1	0	0.200	0	1	0	0
	2	8	2	1	0.125	0	2	0	1

Sun, 9/21/2008

Contender 6

Nick Lucena / Sean Scott (3)

Lost 24-26, 17-21

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	Total	31	14	4	0.323	0	7	1	1
	1	14	6	0	0.429	0	6	1	1
	2	17	8	4	0.235	0	1	0	0
Mark Williams	Total	26	14	0	0.538	0	1	1	1
	1	19	10	0	0.526	0	1	0	0
	2	7	4	0	0.571	0	0	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Stein Metzger	140	62	12	0.357	0	58	3	6
Mark Williams	103	54	8	0.447	20	18	5	9

Head to Head Results
Metzger/Williams lead the series against the field 27-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-5
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Metzger/Williams	4	21-15, 21-14	0:51
9/14/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Metzger/Williams	5	21-19, 21-19	0:53
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Metzger/Williams	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Metzger/Williams	3	21-19, 21-12	0:41
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Metzger/Williams	6	21-16, 21-17	0:48
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-6
9/7/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Metzger/Williams	4	27-25, 21-19	0:54
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	Metzger/Williams	8	21-15, 21-16	0:42
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Metzger/Williams	14, Q11	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:56
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Metzger/Williams	5	13-21, 23-21, 15-9	1:10
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Metzger/Williams	3	21-9, 21-17	0:37
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Metzger/Williams	14, Q7	21-13, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # 3 Lucena/Scott 3-3
9/21/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Lucena/Scott	3	Metzger/Williams	4	26-24, 21-17	0:57
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	5	Lucena/Scott	2	21-17, 21-19	0:44
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Contender 4	Lucena/Scott	2	Metzger/Williams	6	21-15, 21-18	0:54
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 4	Lucena/Scott	2	Metzger/Williams	6	21-17, 21-17	0:55
7/5/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Semi-Finals	Metzger/Williams	3	Lucena/Scott	2	18-21, 22-20, 16-14	1:16
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 5	Metzger/Williams	6	Lucena/Scott	7	25-23, 24-22	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Hyden/Keenan 2-1
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Metzger/Williams	4	Hyden/Keenan	5	21-19, 21-13	0:48
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Hyden/Keenan	4	Metzger/Williams	5	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	1:00
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 3	Metzger/Williams	6	Hyden/Keenan	3	21-15, 21-13	0:45
Series tied with # 6, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-1
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	Metzger/Williams	4	21-16, 25-23	0:50
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	6	Fuerbringer/Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Olson/Wong 2-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Williams	8	Olson/Wong	3	21-19, 21-15	1:06
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 4	Metzger/Williams	6	Olson/Wong	12	21-16, 21-19	0:55
Lead the series against # 8, Q3 Brazao/Loiola 4-0
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	4	Brazao/Loiola	10	22-20, 15-21, 15-10	1:08
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	8	Brazao/Loiola	10	21-17, 21-19	0:47
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Metzger/Williams	5	Brazao/Loiola	12	21-16, 21-14	0:51
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	6	Brazao/Loiola	13	21-16, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 9, Q5 Holdren/Strickland 0-2
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 2	Holdren/Strickland	12	Metzger/Williams	4	21-15, 21-15	0:43
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 2	Holdren/Strickland	11	Metzger/Williams	6	21-17, 13-21, 15-9	0:59
Series tied with # 10, Q2 Mariano/Ratledge 2-2
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 1	Metzger/Williams	5	Mariano/Ratledge	7	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	1:13
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	4	Mariano/Ratledge	8	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:04
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Mariano/Ratledge	11	Metzger/Williams	6	21-19, 22-20	1:01
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Contender 2	Mariano/Ratledge	9	Metzger/Williams	3	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	1:22
Trail the series against # 11 Mayer/Nygaard 1-2
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	12	Metzger/Williams	4	21-19, 21-18	0:48
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	9	Metzger/Williams	8	13-21, 21-18, 18-16	1:03
7/5/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 3	Metzger/Williams	3	Mayer/Nygaard	6	21-18, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Allen/Halverson 4-0
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	5	Allen/Halverson	11	21-14, 23-21	0:46
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 1	Metzger/Williams	4	Allen/Halverson	13	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	1:02
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Contender 2	Metzger/Williams	6	Allen/Halverson	14	21-18, 21-11	0:38
7/12/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 5	Metzger/Williams	8	Allen/Halverson	20	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Ring/Souza 1-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Metzger/Williams	4	Ring/Souza	13, Q4	21-12, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 15, Q7 Wachtfogel/Wong 3-0
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 1	Metzger/Williams	5	Wachtfogel/Wong	12	23-21, 22-20	0:53
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	4	Wachtfogel/Wong	17	21-19, 21-12	0:56
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Metzger/Williams	6	Wachtfogel/Wong	11	21-6, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 Morrison/Tramblie 2-0
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 4	Metzger/Williams	3	Morrison/Tramblie	18	21-17, 21-17	0:44
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 1	Metzger/Williams	6	Morrison/Tramblie	21, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 17, Q8 Marchewka/Placek 1-0
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	8	Marchewka/Placek	18	21-18, 21-19	1:00
Lead the series against # 29, Q24 Hastings/Smith 1-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Williams	4	Hastings/Smith	29, Q24	21-15, 21-11	0:39