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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004

(15) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rhodes 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$64,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	17	1	0	1	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2	1	US$129,000.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Eric Fonoimoana - 9th	Did not play
2001	Eric Fonoimoana - 13th	Did not play
2002	Carl Henkel - 9th	Did not play
2003	Jeff Nygaard - 9th	Dain Blanton - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	19	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	9	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	8	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	8	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	4	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
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

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/2/2004	Winner 1	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (18, Q6)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
Fri, 7/2/2004	Winner 2	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 16-18	1:00
Fri, 7/2/2004	Contender 2	Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (16)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:37
Sat, 7/3/2004	Contender 3	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (25)	Lost 17-21, 24-26	0:46

Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 28-13 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Blanton/Nygaard	8	30-28, 21-18	0:50
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	3	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	21-15, 22-24, 15-11	1:05
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	2	Blanton/Nygaard	15	21-18, 17-21, 18-16	1:00
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	19	Baracetti/Conde	14	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:06
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	7	Blanton/Nygaard	8	17-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:56
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Blanton/Nygaard	5	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:00
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Blanton/Nygaard	11	Baracetti/Conde	6	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-2
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 2	Egger/Heyer	14	Blanton/Nygaard	4	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:04
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Egger/Heyer	12	Blanton/Nygaard	5	By Forfeit
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	12	Egger/Heyer	15	21-19, 19-21, 24-22	1:03
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Egger/Heyer	18	21-18, 21-15	0:42
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Egger/Heyer	18	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Rogers/Scott	3	16-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:11
Lead the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Schacht/Slack	17	21-12, 21-13	0:35
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Blanton/Nygaard	19, Q1	Schacht/Slack	14	21-15, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Blanton/Nygaard	12	Prosser/Williams	28, Q8	10-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	Blanton/Nygaard	19	21-18, 21-15	0:41
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	12	Horrem/Maaseide	26	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/20/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	15	19-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Nygaard	15	Hernandez/Papaleo	16	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 2	Hernandez/Papaleo	9	Blanton/Nygaard	8	21-19, 22-20	0:49
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Hernandez/Papaleo	28, Q14	21-16, 25-23	0:53
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	15	Arkaev/Barsuk	18, Q6	21-19, 19-21, 16-14	0:55
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q19	21-12, 19-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-13, 23-25, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool G	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Alvarez/Rossell	18	19-21, 34-32, 15-10	1:03
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Alvarez/Rossell	7	21-13, 21-19	0:45
Series tied with # 21 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 3	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Child/Heese	17	21-16, 21-13	0:43
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	28	Blanton/Nygaard	5	21-18, 26-24	0:50
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holdren/Metzger	17, Q1	Blanton/Nygaard	5	21-17, 22-20	0:44
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Shiratori/Watanabe	25	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:01
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q12	Blanton/Nygaard	4	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 25 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Goranson/Skarlund	25	Blanton/Nygaard	15	21-17, 26-24	0:46
Lead the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Cunha/Ferreira	21, Q16	21-18, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Salvetti, France 2-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool G	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Ces/Salvetti	42	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Ces/Salvetti	32	21-9, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # Q14 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Blanton/Nygaard	16, Q3	Silva/Xisto	Q30	21-6, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	9	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # Q23 Stoyanov/Yankov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Stoyanov/Yankov	25, Q4	23-21, 21-15	0:47