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 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Varna, Bulgaria
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Rutgers
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 93
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 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Salt Lake City, UT
Height: 6'3"
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 17th (5 times)
Career Wide Open Best: 25th (Hermosa Beach 2011)
Career Winnings: $1,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172529Money
AVP100000000010 $0.00
Pro Beach100000000001 $0.00
Wide Open100000000010 $0.00
Overall300000000021 $0.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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  
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Allen/McColloch 0-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona 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
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona 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
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona 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
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 2 Iordanov/Nelson 23 Cabbage/Chapman 44 21-17, 21-17