Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(16, Q3) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 4th Did not play
2002 Carl Henkel - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 19, Q1 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 11 25 60 US$3,500.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Qualifier 1 Mario Silva / Miguel Xisto, Angola (Q30) Won 21-6, 21-9 0:28
Wed, 7/16/2003 Qualifier 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (Q19) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 0:47
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (32) Won 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool A Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (17) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 1 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (18) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Sat, 7/19/2003 Winner 2 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (8) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Sat, 7/19/2003 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 15-21, 24-22, 11-15 1:05
Sun, 7/20/2003 Bronze Medal Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (15) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 17-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:40
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Blanton/Nygaard 24 Araujo/Insfran 1 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 3 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 21-15, 22-24, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Schacht/Slack 17 21-12, 21-13 0:35
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Schacht/Slack 14 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Egger/Heyer 18 21-18, 21-15 0:42
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 27 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Country Quota Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 1:01
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Blanton/Nygaard 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Dultra 4, Q6 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 21-13, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Arkaev/Barsuk Q19 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # Q20 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Blanton/Nygaard 19, Q1 Huseby/Skarlund Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q27 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Blanton/Nygaard 24 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Silva/Xisto, Angola 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Silva/Xisto Q30 21-6, 21-9 0:28