Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007
(31, Q15) Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, 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: 12
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$55,635.00
Vegard Hoidalen
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 10, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Skien
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 192
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1998)
Career Winnings: US$318,105.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB25000000205684 US$43,400.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Martin Engvik - 33rd Terje Oevergaard - 17th
2006 Did not play Terje Oevergaard - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 31, Q15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q29 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q24 33rd 40 US$0.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Ulises Ontiveros, Mexico (Q18) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:41
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 3 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (Q2) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 8-15 0:54
Wed, 5/2/2007 Contender 1 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (15) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 14-21, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Cadieux/Heese 15 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q8 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 21-16, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen Q11 21-15, 26-28, 16-14 1:31
Lead the series against # 32, Q16 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/9/06FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Smedins/Smedins Q18 21-14, 21-23, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q9 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 1:07
Lead the series against # Q2 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Ontiveros/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Ontiveros/Ontiveros Q18 21-13, 22-20 0:41