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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011

(23) Danko Iordanov/Mike Nelson

Danko Iordanov

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 16, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Varna, Bulgaria

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Rutgers

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NVL Santa Monica 2012)

Career Wide Open Best:

13th (Siesta Key 2011)

Career Winnings:

$2,107.50

Mike Nelson

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 21, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salt Lake City, UT

Height:

6'3"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (5 times)

Career Wide Open Best:

25th (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,187.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$0.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2004	Peter Pua - 57th	Did not play
AVP 2005	Brian Meckna - 57th	Did not play
AVP 2006	Casey Brewer - 57th	Did not play
AVP 2007	Monte Tucker - 57th	Did not play
AVP 2008	Shigetomo Sakugawa - 41st	Did not play
AVP 2009	Aaron Wexler - 41st	Did not play
AVP 2010	Shigetomo Sakugawa - 57th	Lucas Black - 17th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 1	Jonathan Nino / Brandon Talbot (42)	Won 23-21, 21-13
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 2	Billy Allen / Kevin McColloch (10)	Lost 17-21, 16-21
Sat, 8/20/2011	Contender 2	Adam Cabbage / Brian Chapman (44)	Won 21-17, 21-17
Sun, 8/21/2011	Contender 3	Matt Davis / Kevin Gregan (26)	Lost 15-21, 17-21

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Danko Iordanov												Mike Nelson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
64	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	$1,120.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$700.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$937.50	Manhattan Beach
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series
79	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	1	$2,057.50	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	$700.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Danko Iordanov													Mike Nelson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	AVP
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2005	AVP
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	$150.00	2006	AVP
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	$0.00	2007	AVP
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$875.00	2008	AVP
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$1,032.50	2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2010	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2011	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
57	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	45	$2,057.50	Total	Total	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	$700.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2010-2011	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10 Allen/McColloch 0-1
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 2	Allen/McColloch	10	Iordanov/Nelson	23	21-17, 21-16
Trail the series against # 26 Davis/Gregan 0-1
8/21/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 3	Davis/Gregan	26	Iordanov/Nelson	23	21-15, 21-17
Lead the series against # 42 Nino/Talbot 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 1	Iordanov/Nelson	23	Nino/Talbot	42	23-21, 21-13
Lead the series against # 44 Cabbage/Chapman 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 2	Iordanov/Nelson	23	Cabbage/Chapman	44	21-17, 21-17