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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
October 1 - 6, 2002

(12) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$115,322.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	10	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	76	0	0	0	0	3	3	14	1	6	18	1	14	2	3	8	1	2	US$216,195.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,150.00
Overall	78	0	0	0	0	5	3	14	1	6	18	1	14	2	3	8	1	2	US$218,345.00

Previous Fortaleza Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	16	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	18	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	16	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	20	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	21	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	23	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	14	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	13	9th	120	US$3,900.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/3/2002	Pool E	Jon Grydeland / Magne Kobbevik, Norway (28, Q6)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:31
Thu, 10/3/2002	Pool E	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (5)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:39
Fri, 10/4/2002	Pool E	Javier Bosma / Yoyi Rodriguez, Spain (21)	Won 17-21, 25-23, 19-17	1:13
Fri, 10/4/2002	Winner 1	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (22, Q2)	Lost 20-22, 21-15, 13-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 11-15 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Berg/Dahl	16	21-12, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Berg/Dahl	18	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Baracetti/Conde	3	19-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:02
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	13	Berg/Dahl	20	21-13, 21-16	0:36
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	22	Berg/Dahl	11	21-15, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-3
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool E	Metzger/Wong	5	Berg/Dahl	12	21-15, 21-18	0:39
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	11	Berg/Dahl	21	23-21, 21-11	0:41
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	5	Berg/Dahl	26	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	7	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Berg/Dahl	18	Holden/Leinemann	15	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Holden/Leinemann	23	Berg/Dahl	22	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Series tied with # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	15	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:03
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Berg/Dahl	22	21-19, 21-19	0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
8/10/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	16	Berg/Dahl	18	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:07
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Berg/Dahl	23	21-17, 14-21, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	21-17, 13-21, 15-13	0:51
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Berg/Dahl	14	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 13 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Hager	25, Q3	Berg/Dahl	23	22-20, 22-24, 15-11	1:08
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Berg/Dahl	14	Ahmann/Hager	15	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool D	Lopes/Neto	4	Berg/Dahl	13	21-15, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	29, Q7	21-23, 21-19, 16-14	1:10
Lead the series against # 21 Bosma/Rodriguez, Spain 1-0
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool E	Berg/Dahl	12	Bosma/Rodriguez	21	17-21, 25-23, 19-17	1:13
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Bellaguarda/Dultra	22, Q2	Berg/Dahl	12	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Grydeland/Kobbevik, Norway 1-0
10/3/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool E	Berg/Dahl	12	Grydeland/Kobbevik	28, Q6	21-12, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 Schneider/Slacanin, Germany 1-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Berg/Dahl	16	Schneider/Slacanin	17, Q11	21-13, 21-16	0:41