European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006
(11) 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: 104
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Xylokastro 1999)
Career Winnings: US$62,344.21
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: 226
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Rome 1997)
Career Winnings: US$371,182.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
CEV50000001112000 US$5,646.97
FIVB250000002050684 US$43,400.00
Overall300000003162684 US$49,046.97
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 31, Q15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
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
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 12 9th 240 € 1,950.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (22) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 11-15 1:00
Thu, 8/24/2006 Contender 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (5) Lost 21-23, 13-21 0:50
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 5 Goranson/Hoidalen 11 23-21, 21-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 12 Luna/Rodriguez Herrera 5 21-12, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # 21 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Benes/Benes 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 12 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 22 Goranson/Hoidalen 11 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 1:00