Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(7) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Mike Dodd - 13th Did not play
1998 Eric Fonoimoana - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 5 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 12 4 364 US$15,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool G Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Anselmo Sigoli, Brazil (31) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:44
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool G Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (18) Won 19-21, 34-32, 15-10 1:03
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool G Kevin Ces / Yannick Salvetti, France (42) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 2 Harley Marques / Franco Neto, Brazil (11) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 10/17/2003 Winner 3 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (13) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 14-16 1:06
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Kent Steffes - 3rd Did not play
1999Marseille Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001Klagenfurt Eric Fonoimoana - 5th Did not play
2005Berlin Kevin Wong - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 7 5 480 US$15,000.00
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 21-11
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 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
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 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Egger/Heyer 12 Blanton/Nygaard 5 By Forfeit  
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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 1-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Marques/Neto 11 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:02
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
10/17/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Brenha/Maia 13 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:06
Trail the series against # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Holdren/Metzger 17, Q1 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 2-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Alvarez/Rossell 18 19-21, 34-32, 15-10 1:03
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29 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
Trail the series against # 31 Ferreira/Sigoli, Brazil 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Ferreira/Sigoli 31 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 36 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 21-16, 25-23 0:53
Lead the series against # 42 Ces/Salvetti, France 2-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 47 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 # 48 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