Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(24) Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden
 
Bjorn Berg
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 24, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Umea
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 135
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$157,997.50
Simon Dahl
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Skövde
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 88
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$115,322.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131719253337414957Money
FIVB7600003314161811423812 US$216,195.00
FIVB C&S200002000000000000 US$2,150.00
Overall7800005314161811423812 US$218,345.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emil Norberg - 57th Did not play
1998 Simon Dahl - 57th Bjorn Berg - 57th
1999 Simon Dahl - 41st Bjorn Berg - 41st
2000 Simon Dahl - 13th Bjorn Berg - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 22 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 22 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 20 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 16 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 11 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 10 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 22 19th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 16 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 18 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 17 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 17 13th 102 US$3,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (9) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 2 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (8) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:44
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (26, Q6) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 9-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Berg/Dahl 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 13 Berg/Dahl 20 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 22 Berg/Dahl 11 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Berg/Dahl 22 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Berg/Dahl 22 21-19, 21-19 0:53
Series tied with # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Fonoimoana 8 Berg/Dahl 24 21-16, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Berg/Dahl 22 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 21-15, 12-21, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 24 Canet/Hamel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 12 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 14 Berg/Dahl 22 21-18, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Loiola/Santos 11 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Henkel/Smith, United States 2-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Henkel/Smith 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-13, 27-25 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 14 Berg/Dahl 22 28-26, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 Berg/Dahl 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 Berg/Dahl 24 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:58
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 27, Q3 Berg/Dahl 11 24-22, 17-21, 17-15 1:12
Trail the series against # Q7 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Berg/Dahl 20 12-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:06