Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(21) 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: 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
Resides: Stockholm
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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emil Norberg - 57th Did not play
1998 Simon Dahl - 57th Bjorn Berg - 57th
1999 Simon Dahl - 41st Bjorn Berg - 41st
2000 Simon Dahl - 13th Bjorn Berg - 13th
2001 Simon Dahl - 17th Bjorn Berg - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 23 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 14 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 13 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 16 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 14 10 0 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 26 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 20 25 36 US$2,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool D Kaarel Kais / Kristjan Kais, Estonia (45) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 16-18 0:53
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool D Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 14-16 1:06
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool D Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (28) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (11) Lost 21-23, 11-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Berg/Dahl trail the series against the field 15-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-2
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Berg/Dahl 16 29-27, 21-16 0:48
6/22/01FIVBSwiss 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 1-2
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 # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Berg/Dahl 21 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:06
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 13 Berg/Dahl 20 21-16, 21-16 0:35
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 14 Berg/Dahl 22 21-18, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Loiola/Santos 11 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Berg/Dahl 13 21-15, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
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 # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 11 Berg/Dahl 21 23-21, 21-11 0:41
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 5 Berg/Dahl 26 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
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 # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 3 Berg/Dahl 14 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Berg/Dahl 14 Heuscher/Kobel 11 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 30, Q10 Berg/Dahl 13 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Berg/Dahl 22 21-19, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
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 # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Holden/Leinemann 23 Berg/Dahl 22 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Berg/Dahl 16 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 23-21, 27-25 0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
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
Series tied with # 29 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 17 21-16, 21-14 0:36
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 14 Berg/Dahl 22 28-26, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # 30 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Berg/Dahl 23 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:57
Series tied with # 32 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
Trail the series against # 37 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Berg/Dahl 20 12-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:06
Lead the series against # 38 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Pedrosa/Teixeira 26, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 45 Kais/Kais, Estonia 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Kais 45 Berg/Dahl 21 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:53