Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 24 - 29, 2008
(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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Iver Horrem - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2000 Iver Horrem - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2001 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 5th
2002 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 5th
2003 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2004 Tarjei Skarlund - 9th Jorre Kjemperud - 17th
2005 Martin Engvik - 41st Terje Oevergaard - 17th
2006 Espen Goranson - 41st Terje Oevergaard - 32nd
2007 Vegard Hoidalen - 9th Kjell Goranson - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 26, Q6 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 31, Q9 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 29, Q10 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 1 Espen Goranson / Bjorn Ingeborgrud, Norway (Q23) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Wed, 6/25/2008 Qualifier 2 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (25, Q7) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 11-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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 # 3 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 # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 Marques/Solberg 2 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-2
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 21-11, 25-23 0:50
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 21-16, 21-19 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 24-22, 21-17 0:52
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 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 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-3
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 8 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 15-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:58
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:40
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 21-11, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 20 "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 # 21 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 # 22 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Insfran/Neto 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 21-14, 21-18 0:51
Trail the series against # 23 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 21-15, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 Baracetti/Salema 17 21-15, 11-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 25, Q7 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dugrip/Gagliano 25, Q7 Goranson/Hoidalen Q10 22-20, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 26, Q6 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q2 34-32, 19-21, 15-12 1:16
Trail the series against # 28, 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
Lead the series against # 30 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 # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 21-19, 32-30 1:06
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
Series tied with # Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goranson/Hoidalen Q15 Pedrosa/Rosas Q18 21-14, 21-17 0:46
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 31, Q17 Goranson/Hoidalen Q16 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 1:02
Lead the series against # Q23 Goranson/Ingeborgrud, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goranson/Hoidalen Q10 Goranson/Ingeborgrud Q23 21-15, 21-19 0:37