Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003
(12) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd Did not play
1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 4th Did not play
2000 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001 Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Did not play
2002 Carl Henkel - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 16, Q3 3 432 US$20,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/1/2003 Pool E Julien Prosser / Mark Williams, Australia (28, Q8) Won 10-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
Fri, 8/1/2003 Pool E Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:41
Sat, 8/2/2003 Pool E Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (21) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Sat, 8/2/2003 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (26) Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
Sat, 8/2/2003 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (15) Won 21-19, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
Sun, 8/3/2003 Semi-Finals Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (19) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:48
Sun, 8/3/2003 Bronze Medal Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (8) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 8-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 19-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-2
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-18, 21-15 0:41
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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 8 Blanton/Nygaard 12 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 24 Berger/Doppler 14 23-21, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 13 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 # 15 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Egger/Heyer 15 21-19, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/3/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Metzger/Wong 19 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-16, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 21 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 26 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 12 Horrem/Maaseide 26 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 12 Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 10-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with 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 # Q9 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 # Q16 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 # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q26 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