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AVP Tour
$150,000 Chicago Open presented by McDonald's
September 2 - 5, 2004

(3) Dain Blanton/Jeff Nygaard

Dain Blanton

Photo: Ken Delgado

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:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$720,032.75

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

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:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	CQ	Money
AVP	17	4	1	3	0	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	$131,835.00
FIVB	17	1	0	1	1	1	3	2	1	3	1	2	1	US$129,000.00
Overall	34	5	1	4	1	4	5	5	2	3	1	2	1	US$260,835.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1994	Ian Clark - 17th	Did not play
1995	Ian Clark - 5th	Did not play
1996	Canyon Ceman - 5th	Did not play
1997	Canyon Ceman - 4th	Did not play
1998	Eric Fonoimoana - 2nd	Did not play
1999	Eric Fonoimoana - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 2000	Eric Fonoimoana - 9th	Did not play
2002	Scott Ayakatubby - 13th	Albert Hannemann - 7th
2003	Jeff Nygaard - 1st	Dain Blanton - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	8	19	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	17	7	270	US$10,500.00
AVP	7/22-25/2004	Hermosa Beach Open	6	5	304	$5,000.00
AVP	7/8-11/2004	Belmar Open	4	5	304	$5,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	15	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	19	17	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	9	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	8	7	180	US$7,000.00
AVP	6/4-6/2004	Manhattan Beach Open	3	3	270	$5,825.00
AVP	5/28-30/2004	Huntington Beach Open	4	3	270	$5,825.00
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

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/3/2004

Winner 1

Chris Magill / Mike Morrison (30, Q8)

Won 29-31, 21-19, 15-9

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	23	19	2	0.739	0	12	1	4
	1	11	8	1	0.636	0	6	0	2
	2	8	7	1	0.750	0	4	0	0
	3	4	4	0	1.000	0	2	1	2
Jeff Nygaard	Total	47	30	11	0.404	4	7	3	6
	1	25	17	5	0.480	1	3	1	2
	2	12	6	5	0.083	1	1	2	3
	3	10	7	1	0.600	2	3	0	1

Fri, 9/3/2004

Winner 2

Albert Hannemann / Chip McCaw (19)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	10	4	3	0.100	0	14	0	4
	1	5	2	3	-0.200	0	7	0	3
	2	5	2	0	0.400	0	7	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	36	20	3	0.472	1	5	0	1
	1	16	11	2	0.563	1	1	0	1
	2	20	9	1	0.400	0	4	0	0

Sat, 9/4/2004

Winner 3

Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena (11)

Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-9

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	15	5	2	0.200	0	10	1	2
	1	7	3	1	0.286	0	3	0	2
	2	3	1	0	0.333	0	4	1	0
	3	5	1	1	0.000	0	3	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	32	19	1	0.563	7	1	0	4
	1	13	8	0	0.615	1	1	0	2
	2	12	5	1	0.333	3	0	0	2
	3	7	6	0	0.857	3	0	0	0

Sat, 9/4/2004

Winner 4

Paul Baxter / Scott Wong (10)

Won 21-14, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	21	15	0	0.714	0	13	1	1
	1	12	9	0	0.750	0	6	1	0
	2	9	6	0	0.667	0	7	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	31	15	0	0.484	6	4	0	2
	1	12	6	0	0.500	2	2	0	2
	2	19	9	0	0.474	4	2	0	0

Sun, 9/5/2004

Semi-Finals

Jake Gibb / Adam Jewell (5)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	16	9	4	0.313	0	10	0	0
	1	11	6	3	0.273	0	5	0	0
	2	5	3	1	0.400	0	5	0	0
Jeff Nygaard	Total	29	18	3	0.517	3	1	2	1
	1	14	8	2	0.429	1	0	2	0
	2	15	10	1	0.600	2	1	0	1

Sun, 9/5/2004

Finals

John Hyden / Mike Lambert (8)

Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	Total	24	17	3	0.583	0	8	1	2
	1	10	9	0	0.900	0	4	0	1
	2	8	4	2	0.250	0	2	1	0
	3	6	4	1	0.500	0	2	0	1
Jeff Nygaard	Total	35	20	8	0.343	2	2	1	1
	1	11	7	1	0.545	0	1	1	1
	2	12	7	4	0.250	2	1	0	0
	3	12	6	3	0.250	0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Dain Blanton	109	69	14	0.505	0	67	4	13
Jeff Nygaard	210	122	26	0.457	23	20	6	15

Head to Head Results
Blanton/Nygaard lead the series against the field 36-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Rogers/Scott 2-2
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Rogers/Scott	2	Blanton/Nygaard	6	21-17, 21-19	0:52
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Rogers/Scott	3	16-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:11
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 6	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Rogers/Scott	7	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:09
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Rogers/Scott	12	Blanton/Nygaard	5	21-12, 21-19	0:44
Series tied with # 2 Rosenthal/Witt 4-4
7/24/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Blanton/Nygaard	6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	23-25, 21-17, 16-14	1:02
7/11/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Contender 6	Rosenthal/Witt	3	Blanton/Nygaard	4	21-13, 13-21, 15-13	0:42
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 5	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Rosenthal/Witt	2	20-22, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Rosenthal/Witt	1	Blanton/Nygaard	4	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:58
9/6/03	AVP	Las Vegas AVP Shootout	Semi-Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Rosenthal/Witt	3	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/31/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 5	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Rosenthal/Witt	4	18-21, 21-12, 19-17	0:53
8/16/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 5	Rosenthal/Witt	5	Blanton/Nygaard	7	21-18, 21-18	0:38
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 4	Rosenthal/Witt	26	Blanton/Nygaard	12	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Fonoimoana/Wong 3-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Blanton/Nygaard	17	Fonoimoana/Wong	18	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
7/10/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Fonoimoana/Wong	5	21-17, 21-17	0:43
8/30/03	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Fonoimoana/Wong	3	21-18, 21-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Gibb/Jewell 3-1
9/5/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Gibb/Jewell	5	21-19, 21-17	0:40
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Jewell	12	Blanton/Nygaard	7	21-18, 22-20	0:46
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Contender 3	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Gibb/Jewell	12	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
8/9/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Gibb/Jewell	11	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Ring/Roumain 1-2
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Ring/Roumain	1	13-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:01
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Ring/Roumain	3	Blanton/Nygaard	4	21-19, 16-21, 19-17	1:09
4/3/04	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Ring/Roumain	13	Blanton/Nygaard	4	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:05
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5-6
6/6/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Blanton/Nygaard	3	21-15, 21-23, 15-13	1:10
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Blanton/Nygaard	3	21-15, 21-9	0:38
5/2/04	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 4	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Fuerbringer/Jennings	21, Q5	25-23, 21-16	0:45
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	Blanton/Nygaard	5	13-21, 21-15, 18-16	1:00
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Country Quota	Blanton/Nygaard	19, Q1	Fuerbringer/Jennings		21-18, 20-22, 15-8	1:01
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Fuerbringer/Jennings	28, Q29	Blanton/Nygaard		21-19, 13-21, 15-9	0:58
6/15/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	11	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	21-16, 13-21, 15-12	1:06
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Blanton/Nygaard	11	21-18, 21-19	0:45
4/26/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	13	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:03
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	13	Blanton/Nygaard	12	21-17, 15-21, 21-19	0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Hyden/Lambert 1-0
9/5/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Hyden/Lambert	8	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Holdren/Metzger 1-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Blanton/Nygaard	17	Holdren/Metzger	26	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holdren/Metzger	17, Q1	Blanton/Nygaard	5	21-17, 22-20	0:44
8/15/03	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Holdren/Metzger	10	Blanton/Nygaard	7	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Baxter/Wong 2-0
9/4/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Baxter/Wong	10	21-14, 21-17	0:43
5/30/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 6	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Baxter/Wong	11	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:09
Lead the series against # 11 Dalhausser/Lucena 3-1
9/4/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Dalhausser/Lucena	11	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:53
7/25/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Dalhausser/Lucena	16	Blanton/Nygaard	6	21-16, 21-14	0:38
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Dalhausser/Lucena	13	21-16, 21-18	0:38
8/8/03	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Dalhausser/Lucena	37, Q11	21-13, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Ayakatubby/Lewis 4-0
7/23/04	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	6	Ayakatubby/Lewis	11	21-19, 21-15
9/6/03	AVP	Las Vegas AVP Shootout	Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Ayakatubby/Lewis	5	21-13, 21-19	0:52
4/27/03	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Blanton/Nygaard	13	Ayakatubby/Lewis	8	21-17, 21-15	0:49
4/5/03	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	12	Ayakatubby/Lewis	5	23-21, 21-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Nichols/Olson 1-0
5/28/04	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Nichols/Olson	13	21-14, 22-24, 15-9	1:04
Lead the series against # 15 Mowrey/Ratledge 3-1
6/5/04	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Mowrey/Ratledge	14	17-21, 21-19, 20-18	1:09
4/24/04	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 3	Mowrey/Ratledge	17	Blanton/Nygaard	8	21-13, 21-19	0:42
7/26/03	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	5	Mowrey/Ratledge	21	21-13, 21-14	0:36
6/14/03	AVP	San Diego Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Nygaard	11	Mowrey/Ratledge	21	23-21, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Hannemann/McCaw 1-0
9/3/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Hannemann/McCaw	19	21-18, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Magill/Morrison 1-0
9/3/04	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	3	Magill/Morrison	30, Q8	29-31, 21-19, 15-9	1:06
Lead the series against # Q4 Macau/Melo 1-0
7/9/04	AVP	Belmar Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	4	Macau/Melo	29, Q8	21-16, 21-18	0:39