Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Salvador Open
March 16 - 21, 2004
(5) 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 Salvador Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 7 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 5 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 12 4th 364 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 16, Q3 3rd 432 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 19, Q1 9th 120 US$4,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/18/2004 Winner 1 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (28) Lost 18-21, 24-26 0:50
Thu, 3/18/2004 Contender 1 Pedro Cunha / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil (21, Q16) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Thu, 3/18/2004 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (11) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 10-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 23-8 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 3 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 22-24, 15-11 1:05
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
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 8 Blanton/Nygaard 12 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:56
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 # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Blanton/Nygaard 5 By Forfeit  
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Egger/Heyer 15 21-19, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Egger/Heyer 18 21-18, 21-15 0:42
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 11 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:00
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 # 13 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Schacht/Slack 17 21-12, 21-13 0:35
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Alvarez/Rossell 18 19-21, 34-32, 15-10 1:03
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 21, Q16 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Cunha/Ferreira 21, Q16 21-18, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Horrem/Maaseide 26 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 26 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 21-16, 25-23 0:53
Trail the series against # 28 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 28 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-18, 26-24 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Ces/Salvetti, France 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 2-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21, Q5 25-23, 21-16 0:45
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 # 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 # Q6 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Arkaev/Barsuk Q19 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # Q19 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 # Q20 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Silva/Xisto Q30 21-6, 21-9 0:28