Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(11) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard, United States
 
Dain Blanton
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,485.00
Jeff Nygaard
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 204 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$64,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925CQMoney
FIVB17101113213121 US$129,000.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 24 1 300 US$22,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool F Axel Hager / Edgar Krank, Germany (27) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:48
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool F Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool F Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren, United States (22) Lost 18-21, 21-12, 11-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 7-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 24 Berger/Doppler 14 23-21, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Blanton/Nygaard 11 Baracetti/Conde 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Fonoimoana/Holdren 22 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 26 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Blanton/Nygaard 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:58
Trail the series against # 27 Hager/Krank, Germany 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Hager/Krank 27 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q4 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 21-18, 21-23, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # Q31 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39