Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(21) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 16 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 17 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 20 9th 208 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 15 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 14 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 12 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 15 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 14 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 13 9th 120 US$4,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool D Andreas Gilbertsson / Robert Svensson, Sweden (45) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:45
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool D Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:46
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool D Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (28) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (18) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (15) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Simon Dahl - 41st Bjorn Berg - 41st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Simon Dahl - 17th Bjorn Berg - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Robert Svensson - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 26 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 21 9th 320 US$10,000.00
Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 31-34 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Dahl 16 21-16, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Dahl 17 21-16, 21-18 1:17
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rego/Santos 3 Berg/Dahl 14 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Berg/Dahl 12 Rego/Santos 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:04
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Dahl 16 21-12, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 15 21-17, 21-19 0:48
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Berg/Dahl 18 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Berg/Dahl 15 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:49
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 21-15 0:36
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Berg/Dahl 13 21-18, 21-15 0:39
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 7 Berg/Dahl 16 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Berg/Dahl 21 21-18, 21-19 0:46
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Berg/Dahl 16 Dieckmann/Reckermann 13 21-14, 21-17 0:36
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
Series tied with # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 23 Berg/Dahl 16 21-15, 21-14 0:42
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Egger/Heyer 28 21-19, 21-15 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Egger/Heyer 30 Berg/Dahl 14 21-16, 21-17 0:41
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Egger/Heyer 20 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berg/Dahl 14 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Berg/Dahl 16 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Heuscher/Kobel 13 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 0:51
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Berg/Dahl 14 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 14 Berg/Dahl 13 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:13
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Berg/Dahl 20 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 13 21-17, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Berg/Dahl 20 21-19, 21-17 0:46
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Baracetti/Conde 3 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:02
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
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Marques/Neto 6 Berg/Dahl 12 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 19 Berg/Dahl 14 21-18, 21-11 0:44
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Berg/Dahl 15 14-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Brenha/Maia 20 21-13, 21-0 Retired 0:22
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 16 Brenha/Maia 18 21-14, 21-17 0:37
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-2
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Holdren/Metzger 15 Berg/Dahl 21 21-19, 21-12 0:45
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Berg/Dahl 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 15 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:03
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Berg/Dahl 22 21-19, 21-19 0:53
Trail the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Dultra 22, Q2 Berg/Dahl 12 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 21 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-14, 21-16 0:43
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 3-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-11 0:42
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Berg/Dahl 12 21-17, 21-17 0:45
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 16 Canet/Hamel 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Berg/Dahl 20 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:05
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 24 Canet/Hamel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Berg/Dahl 18 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Berg/Dahl 23 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Holden/Leinemann 19 Berg/Dahl 14 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:52
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Berg/Dahl 18 Holden/Leinemann 15 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Holden/Leinemann 23 Berg/Dahl 22 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Bosma/Herrera 28 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 29 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-17, 18-21, 19-17 1:07
Lead the series against # 33 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Berg/Dahl 16 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 23-21, 27-25 0:50
Trail the series against # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool D Child/Heese 4 Berg/Dahl 20 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:15
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Berg/Dahl 12 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 25-23, 19-21, 16-14 1:02
Lead the series against # 37 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Backer/Boersma 30, Q18 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Berg/Dahl 23 22-20, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 14 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Berg/Dahl 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 44 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Berg/Dahl 15 Asahi/Nishimura 31 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 45 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Gilbertsson/Svensson 45 21-19, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 47 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 32 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 48 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Berg/Dahl 15 Silva/Xisto 31 21-10, 21-12 0:30