AVP Tour
$125,000 Bud Light Huntington Beach Open Presented by Shark Energy Drink
May 28 - 30, 2004
(4) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard
 
Dain Blanton
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 28, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Pepperdine
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 11
Career AVP Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $720,032.75
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $470,797.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925CQMoney
AVP17413032310000 $131,835.00
FIVB17101113213121 US$129,000.00
Overall34514145523121 US$260,835.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
USAV 1999 Eric Fonoimoana - 9th Did not play
2001 Did not play Scott Davenport - 7th
2002 Carl Henkel - 13th Albert Hannemann - 7th
2003 Jeff Nygaard - 7th Dain Blanton - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 8 7 180 US$7,000.00
AVP 4/30-5/2/2004 Austin Open 7 3 270 $5,825.00
AVP 4/23-25/2004 Tempe Open 8 9 144 $1,600.00
AVP 4/2-4/2004 Fort Lauderdale Open 4 9 144 $1,600.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 4 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 5 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 7 5 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 5 9 240 US$8,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2003 Las Vegas AVP Shootout 7 1 432 $30,000.00
AVP 8/28-31/2003 Chicago Open 8 1 432 $17,400.00
AVP 8/14-17/2003 Huntington Beach Open 7 7 216 $3,000.00
AVP 8/7-10/2003 Manhattan Beach Open 5 13 130 $1,260.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 12 4 364 US$15,000.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 5 7 180 $2,500.00
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
AVP 6/13-15/2003 San Diego Open 11 1 360 $14,500.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 24 1 300 US$22,000.00
AVP 4/25-27/2003 Tempe Open 13 2 324 $9,750.00
AVP 4/4-6/2003 Fort Lauderdale Open 12 9 144 $1,600.00
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 2 Jim Nichols / Matt Olson (13) Won 21-14, 22-24, 15-9 1:04
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal352290.37111215
 110820.6000212
 2191160.2631703
 36310.3330300
Jeff NygaardTotal302020.6006701
 17410.4292100
 212600.5002401
 3111010.8182200
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 3 Eduardo Bacil / Eli Fairfield (12) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal181240.44401122
 19530.2220900
 29710.6670222
Jeff NygaardTotal201140.3509000
 115830.3333000
 25310.4006000
Sat, 5/29/2004 Winner 1 Nick Hannemann / Mark Paaluhi (29, Q14) Won 21-8, 21-18 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal231620.60901033
 113910.6150620
 210710.6000413
Jeff NygaardTotal171220.5883401
 14401.0002101
 213820.4621300
Sun, 5/30/2004 Winner 4 Sean Rosenthal / Larry Witt (1) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 10-15 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal301650.36701114
 111720.4550403
 213710.4620510
 36220.0000201
Jeff NygaardTotal372070.3510301
 113820.4620001
 214630.2140200
 310620.4000100
Sun, 5/30/2004 Contender 6 Paul Baxter / Scott Wong (11) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:09
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal291520.44831512
 113710.4622512
 29510.4440400
 37300.4291600
Jeff NygaardTotal371860.32441000
 113310.1542500
 2151030.4671400
 39520.3331100
Sun, 5/30/2004 Semi-Finals Jason Ring / George Roumain (3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 17-19 1:09
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain BlantonTotal231430.4781813
 18410.3750312
 28610.6250301
 37410.4291200
Jeff NygaardTotal352250.4866004
 111810.6363001
 211520.2733002
 313920.5380001
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dain Blanton15895250.443567919
Jeff Nygaard176103260.438282407
Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 23-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rosenthal/Witt 2-3
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Rosenthal/Witt 1 Blanton/Nygaard 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
9/6/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 7 Rosenthal/Witt 3 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Contender 5 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Rosenthal/Witt 4 18-21, 21-12, 19-17 0:53
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Rosenthal/Witt 5 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-18, 21-18 0:38
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Rosenthal/Witt 26 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Kiraly/Lambert 1-2
5/1/04AVPAustin Open Winner 3 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Kiraly/Lambert 2 21-19, 21-19 0:43
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 3 Kiraly/Lambert 6 Blanton/Nygaard 8 21-13, 20-22, 23-21 1:15
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Kiraly/Lambert 2 Blanton/Nygaard 4 21-15, 15-21, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 3 Ring/Roumain 0-2
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Ring/Roumain 3 Blanton/Nygaard 4 21-19, 16-21, 19-17 1:09
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Ring/Roumain 13 Blanton/Nygaard 4 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2-1
9/4/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Finals Blanton/Nygaard 8 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 27-25 0:53
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5-4
5/2/04AVPAustin Open Winner 4 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Blanton/Nygaard 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 21, Q5 25-23, 21-16 0:45
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 Blanton/Nygaard 5 13-21, 21-15, 18-16 1:00
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
6/15/03AVPSan Diego Open Finals Blanton/Nygaard 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 21-16, 13-21, 15-12 1:06
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 6 Blanton/Nygaard 11 21-18, 21-19 0:45
4/26/03AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:03
4/5/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Blanton/Nygaard 12 21-17, 15-21, 21-19 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Gibb/Jewell 2-1
5/2/04AVPAustin Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Jewell 12 Blanton/Nygaard 7 21-18, 22-20 0:46
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Gibb/Jewell 12 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Gibb/Jewell 11 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 9 Hyden/Witt 1-1
8/9/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Hyden/Witt 20 Blanton/Nygaard 5 21-16, 14-21, 15-11 1:01
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Hyden/Witt 16 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/8/03AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Dalhausser/Lucena 37, Q11 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Baxter/Wong 1-0
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Baxter/Wong 11 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:09
Lead the series against # 12 Bacil/Fairfield 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Bacil/Fairfield 12 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Nichols/Olson 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Nichols/Olson 13 21-14, 22-24, 15-9 1:04
Lead the series against # 14 Mowrey/Ratledge 2-1
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Winner 3 Mowrey/Ratledge 17 Blanton/Nygaard 8 21-13, 21-19 0:42
7/26/03AVPBelmar Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 5 Mowrey/Ratledge 21 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/14/03AVPSan Diego Open Contender 2 Blanton/Nygaard 11 Mowrey/Ratledge 21 23-21, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Hannemann/Paaluhi 1-0
5/29/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Hannemann/Paaluhi 29, Q14 21-8, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q1 Fisher/Guigliano 2-0
8/29/03AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 8 Fisher/Guigliano 25, Q1 21-12, 21-17 0:40
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Fisher/Guigliano 26, Q1 22-20, 19-21, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # Q2 Koski/Minc 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 4 Koski/Minc 29, Q13 21-13, 21-18 0:42