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Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$150,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Huntington Beach National Championships
September 21 - 23, 2012

(Q14) 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 Pro Beach Best:

25th (Hermosa Beach 2012)

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 Pro Beach Best:

17th (Manhattan 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 Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2005	Joe Woo - 41st	Did not play
AVP 2006	Casey Brewer - 41st	Did not play
AVP 2007	Justin Phipps - 33rd	Did not play
AVP 2008	Lucas Wisniakowski - 53rd	Did not play
AVP 2009	Corey Spence - 57th	Jared Starling - 89th
AVP 2010	Dhiraj Coats - 41st	Ed Lunnen - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/30-9/2/2012	AVP Cincinnati Open	Q10	25th	0	$0.00

Huntington Beach National Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/21/2012	Qualifier 2	Jeffrey Carlson / Antonio Ciarelli (15, Q19)	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 %
2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
2012	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2011	Pro Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$487.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	2012	Pro Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00
64	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12	49	$2,057.50	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	6	$1,187.50

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2011-2012	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
Iordanov/Nelson trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 15, Q19 Carlson/Ciarelli 0-1
9/21/12	Pro Beach	Huntington Beach National Championships	Qualifier 2	Carlson/Ciarelli	15, Q19	Iordanov/Nelson	Q14	21-15, 21-17