European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 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: 17
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: 9
Tournaments: 98
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)
Career Winnings: US$129,264.07
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131719253337414957Money
CEV900001310220000000 US$20,136.74
FIVB7600003314161811423812 US$216,195.00
FIVB C&S200002000000000000 US$2,150.00
Overall8700006615182011423812 US$238,481.74
Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 21 13th 108 US$4,000.00
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 9th 40 € 1,500.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/11/2004 Pool C Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain Lost 21-16, 17-21, 10-15 1:07
Fri, 6/11/2004 Pool C Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria Lost 17-21, 24-22, 13-15 1:10
Sat, 6/12/2004 Pool C Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands Won 23-21, 21-18 0:50
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 1 Janis Grinbergs / Austris Stals, Latvia Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
Sat, 6/12/2004 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl lead the series against the field 25-23 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-1
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
8/26/00CEVEuropean Championships Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 4 Ahmann/Hager 7 15-12 0:56
Series tied with Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk Berg/Dahl 21-17, 15-21, 15-12  
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 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 32 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Berger/Doppler Berg/Dahl 21-17, 22-24, 15-13 1:10
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 14 Berg/Dahl 13 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:13
Series tied with Bosma/Herrera, Spain 2-2
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Bosma/Herrera Berg/Dahl 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:07
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 21 Bosma/Herrera 12 21-15, 21-10 0:37
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Bosma/Herrera 18 Berg/Dahl 16 21-16, 21-16 0:42
10/15/03FIVBRio 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
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool E Brink/Schneider Berg/Dahl 21-15, 21-17 0:51
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 Berg/Dahl 15 22-20, 31-29 0:57
Series tied with Canet/Hamel, France 3-3
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool A Berg/Dahl 17 Canet/Hamel 16 21-17, 21-11 0:42
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Canet/Hamel Berg/Dahl 21-12, 15-21, 15-11 1:07
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 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
3/18/04FIVBBrazil 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
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Berg/Dahl Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 22-20, 21-13 0:50
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Berg/Dahl De Gruijter/Ronnes 23-21, 21-18 0:50
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Pool E Berg/Dahl De Gruijter/Ronnes 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 21 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 6 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:54
8/2/03FIVBAustria 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
10/15/03FIVBRio 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
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-3
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool A Egger/Heyer Berg/Dahl 23-21, 26-24 0:55
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 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Berg/Dahl Grinbergs/Stals 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool E Berg/Dahl Hoidalen/Kjemperud 21-17, 21-18 0:46
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 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
Lead the series against 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
Series tied with Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Klemperer/Rademacher Berg/Dahl 21-19, 21-12 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Berg/Dahl 12 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 25-23, 19-21, 16-14 1:02