Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 2 - 6, 2003
(19, Q1) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Jeff Nygaard
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Height: 204 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$64,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925CQMoney
FIVB17101113213121 US$129,000.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 13th Did not play
2002 Carl Henkel - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 11 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 24 1st 300 US$22,000.00
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2003 Country Quota Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 1:01
Wed, 7/2/2003 Qualifier 2 Kaarel Kais / Jaanus Nommsalu, Estonia (Q33) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 7/3/2003 Qualifier 3 Jarle Huseby / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q17) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 7/4/2003 Pool C Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 10-15 0:47
Fri, 7/4/2003 Pool C Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (30) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Sat, 7/5/2003 Pool C Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (14) Won 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Sat, 7/5/2003 Winner 1 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (4, Q6) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 12-5 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Blanton/Nygaard 11 Baracetti/Conde 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 4, Q6 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Dultra 4, Q6 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 24 Berger/Doppler 14 23-21, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Fonoimoana/Holdren 22 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 21-18, 21-23, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 30 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Goranson/Goranson 30 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Country Quota Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 1:01
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Blanton/Nygaard 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Huseby/Skarlund Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q33 Kais/Nommsalu, Estonia 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Kais/Nommsalu Q33 21-17, 21-17 0:34