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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 30 - September 1, 2002

(7) 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:

147

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$172,673.32

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 CEV Best:

5th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$129,264.07

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	10	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
CEV	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$20,136.74
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	87	0	0	0	0	6	6	15	1	8	20	1	14	2	3	8	1	2	US$238,481.74

Previous Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	9/12-16/2001	Spain Open	16	5th	216	US$9,000.00
CEV	9/7-9/2001	European Championships	7	13th	60	€ 3,100.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	14	10th	0	US$5,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/30/2002	Winner 2	Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (23)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 14-16	1:09
Sat, 8/31/2002	Contender 2	Max Backer / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (15)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:44

Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl lead the series against the field 14-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Berg/Dahl	22	21-19, 21-19	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Berg/Dahl	16	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-14, 21-17	0:36
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	Berg/Dahl	24	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	27, Q3	Berg/Dahl	11	24-22, 17-21, 17-15	1:12
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	23	Berg/Dahl	16	21-15, 21-14	0:42
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	21	Egger/Heyer	28	21-19, 21-15	0:43
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Egger/Heyer	30	Berg/Dahl	14	21-16, 21-17	0:41
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	13	Egger/Heyer	20	13-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Berg/Dahl	13	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:03
Lead the series against # 12 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	16	Canet/Hamel	22	21-12, 21-12	0:30
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	Berg/Dahl	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	1:05
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	24	Canet/Hamel	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 13 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 1	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	Berg/Dahl	20	12-21, 21-18, 23-21	1:06
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Backer/Ronnes	15	Berg/Dahl	7	21-18, 22-20	0:44
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Berg/Dahl	18	Backer/Ronnes	31, Q11	21-14, 20-22, 15-10	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Berg/Dahl	16	Backer/Ronnes	33	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Berg/Dahl	16	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q9	23-21, 27-25	0:50
Trail the series against # 23 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Grinbergs/Krumins	23	Berg/Dahl	7	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	1:09
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-1
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
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	4	Ahmann/Hager	7	15-12	0:56