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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 ConocoPhillips Open
June 30 - July 4, 2004

(25) Kjell Goranson/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway

Kjell Arne Goranson
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baerum

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$55,635.00

Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alesund

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

148

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$286,217.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	3	1	US$27,250.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	1	3	1	US$28,250.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Iver Horrem - 25th	Ronny Berntsen - 41st
2000	Iver Horrem - 25th	Lars Jacob Boe - 49th
2001	Espen Goranson - 25th	Paul Otterdal - 57th
2002	Espen Goranson - 25th	Jarle Huseby - 57th
2003	Espen Goranson - 25th	Jarle Huseby - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q16	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	Q12	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	16, Q2	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	26, Q15	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	31, Q17	13th	108	US$4,000.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/2/2004	Winner 1	Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong, United States (8)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:58
Fri, 7/2/2004	Contender 1	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 7/2/2004	Contender 2	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (23, Q2)	Won 31-29, 16-21, 28-26	1:21
Sat, 7/3/2004	Contender 3	Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (15)	Won 21-17, 26-24	0:46
Sat, 7/3/2004	Contender 4	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Goranson/Skarlund lead the series against the field 9-8 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Rogers/Scott	5	Goranson/Skarlund	25	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	22-20, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Fonoimoana/Wong	8	Goranson/Skarlund	25	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	22-20, 22-24, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Goranson/Skarlund	25	Blanton/Nygaard	15	21-17, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	31-29, 21-23, 15-12	1:23
Lead the series against # 20 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 21 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Child/Heese	17	Goranson/Skarlund	16, Q2	21-18, 21-15	0:45
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	Child/Heese	29, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Goranson/Skarlund	25	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	31-29, 16-21, 28-26	1:21
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Skarlund	25	Shiratori/Watanabe	24, Q5	21-18, 21-19	0:41
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	18	Goranson/Skarlund	16, Q2	24-22, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 26 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	Klemperer/Rademacher	23	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 32, Q18 Luna/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	Luna/Mesa	Q18	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q16	21-12, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # Q19 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	Goranson/Skarlund	Q12	21-18, 25-27, 15-9	1:06