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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	16	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	15	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	21	9th	320	US$10,000.00
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		17th	40	€ 2,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool E	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:51
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool E	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:46
Sat, 5/15/2004	Pool E	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:45
Sat, 5/15/2004	Winner 1	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia	Lost 17-21, 21-15, 12-15

Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 18-19 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
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
Series tied with Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk		Berg/Dahl		21-17, 15-21, 15-12
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	13	Arkaev/Barsuk	29, Q21	21-17, 18-21, 19-17	1:07
Lead the series against Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Berg/Dahl	17	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	32	21-12, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	14	Berg/Dahl	13	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:13
Series tied with Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-1
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Herrera	18	Berg/Dahl	16	21-16, 21-16	0:42
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	21	Bosma/Herrera	28	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Brink/Schneider		Berg/Dahl		21-15, 21-17	0:51
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	Berg/Dahl	15	22-20, 31-29	0:57
Series tied with Canet/Hamel, France 3-3
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Berg/Dahl	17	Canet/Hamel	16	21-17, 21-11	0:42
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Canet/Hamel		Berg/Dahl		21-12, 15-21, 15-11	1:07
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Berg/Dahl	12	21-17, 21-17	0:45
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 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Ces/Salvetti	31, Q14	Berg/Dahl	15	21-17, 23-25, 15-13	1:09
Lead the series against Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Berg/Dahl		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		22-20, 21-13	0:50
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Berg/Dahl		De Gruijter/Ronnes		21-16, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	20	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	13	21-17, 22-20	0:48
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Berg/Dahl	21	21-18, 21-19	0:46
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
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-3
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool A	Egger/Heyer		Berg/Dahl		23-21, 26-24	0:55
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
Lead the series against Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Berg/Dahl	21	Gilbertsson/Svensson	45	21-19, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Berg/Dahl		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		21-17, 21-18	0:46
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 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 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Berg/Dahl	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:57