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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001

(20) Bjorn Berg/Simon Dahl, Sweden

Bjorn Berg
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 24, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Umea

Resides:

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

Resides:

Stockholm

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 Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Simon Dahl - 17th	Bjorn Berg - 17th
2000	Simon Dahl - 9th	Bjorn Berg - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	24	17	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	22	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	22	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	20	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	16	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	11	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	10	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	22	19	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	16	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	18	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	17	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	17	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	19	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	21	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	Q5	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	22	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	Q5	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	Q6	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	23	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	31	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	30	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	30	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	27	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	28	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	30	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB C&S	7/29-8/1/1999	Switzerland Satellite	1	5	12	US$650.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	Q9	33	28	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/27/2001	Winner 1	Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (13)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 7/27/2001	Contender 1	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (29, Q6)	Lost 21-17, 12-21, 13-15	1:05

Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 8-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Ramos/Rego	1	Berg/Dahl	16	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-1
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	8	Berg/Dahl	24	21-16, 22-20	0:44
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Berg/Dahl	22	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	21-15, 12-21, 20-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	22	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Berg/Dahl	22	Bellaguarda/Moreira	6	21-13, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Loiola/Santos	13	Berg/Dahl	20	21-16, 21-16	0:35
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Loiola/Santos	14	Berg/Dahl	22	21-18, 22-20	0:44
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	22	Loiola/Santos	11	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	22	Novosel/Slack	16, Q2	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Ermishin/Kouchnerev	18	Berg/Dahl	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Henkel/Smith, United States 2-0
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	22	Henkel/Smith	11	12-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:57
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	16	Henkel/Smith	17	21-13, 27-25	0:49
Trail the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/14/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 5	Holden/Leinemann	23	Berg/Dahl	22	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
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
Series tied with # 29, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
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