Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(2) Dain Blanton/Kent Steffes, 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
Kent Steffes
United States
Photo: Matt Barber
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 23, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Pacific Palisades, CA
Resides: Panorama City, CA
Height: 200 cm (6'4")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 13
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$73,525.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40010002010 US$34,000.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Sven Anton / Stefan Pomerenke, Germany (31) Won 12-9, 12-3 1:03
Fri, 9/12/1997 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (18) Won 12-9, 12-8 1:38
Fri, 9/12/1997 Ian Clark / Troy Tanner, United States (10) Won 12-4, 12-3 1:02
Sat, 9/13/1997 Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh, United States (3) Lost 5-12, 8-12 1:08
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999Marseille Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001Klagenfurt Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Did not play
2003Rio de Janeiro Jeff Nygaard - 5th Did not play
2005Berlin Kevin Wong - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 2 3 450 US$23,000.00
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Steffes lead the series against the field 3-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh, United States 0-1
9/13/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Blanton/Steffes 2 12-5, 12-8 1:08
Lead the series against # 10 Clark/Tanner, United States 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Blanton/Steffes 2 Clark/Tanner 10 12-4, 12-3 1:02
Lead the series against # 18 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Blanton/Steffes 2 Prosser/Zahner 18 12-9, 12-8 1:38
Lead the series against # 31 Anton/Pomerenke, Germany 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Blanton/Steffes 2 Anton/Pomerenke 31 12-9, 12-3 1:03