Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(29, Q10) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Terje Oevergaard - 57th
2007 Vegard Hoidalen - 41st Kjell Goranson - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 26 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 19 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 21 25th 50 US$1,600.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 38 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 27 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 32 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 1 Andres Araujo / Adriano Pasqualini, Argentina (Q55) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (Q23) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:48
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:44
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (13, Q1) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 12-15 1:05
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 9-20 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 38 21-13, 21-17 0:41
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Goranson/Hoidalen 32 Rego/Santos 1 10-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-15, 21-14 0:36
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Goranson/Hoidalen 38 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 38 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-18, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-11, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-11, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 27 Horrem/Maaseide 22 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:03
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-3
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-19, 21-12 0:51
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 Goranson/Hoidalen 27 21-19, 21-19 0:48
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23, Q3 Goranson/Hoidalen Q19 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 1:08
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q9 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 1:07
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Henriquez/Hernandez Q17 Goranson/Hoidalen Q16 22-20, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 21-11, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Cadieux/Heese 15 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-13, 21-17 0:35
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q8 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 21-16, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # Q23 Kruger/Simek, Canada 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 Kruger/Simek Q23 21-14, 21-14 0:48
Lead the series against # Q24 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
Trail the series against # Q26 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Mussa/Villafane 31, Q14 Goranson/Hoidalen Q3 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # Q36 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q6 Indra/Wachter Q27 21-14, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # Q55 Araujo/Pasqualini, Argentina 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 Araujo/Pasqualini Q55 21-16, 21-12 0:34