European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(15, Q18) 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 Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 31, Q15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (Q15) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 2 Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (Q2) Won 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 1:00
Fri, 4/18/2008 Qualifier 3 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (Q23) Won 23-25, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 21-14 Retired 0:42
Fri, 4/18/2008 Contender 1 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (7) Lost 10-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 6-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 15, Q18 21-14 Retired 0:42
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 # 3 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 # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 5 Goranson/Hoidalen 11 23-21, 21-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 15, Q18 21-10, 21-17 0:35
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Goranson/Hoidalen 21 21-11, 21-12 0:35
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 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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # Q2 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 15, Q18 Berger/Nowotny Q2 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 1:00
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 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
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 2-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 15, Q18 Gabathuler/Wenger Q15 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger Q14 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 15, Q18 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q23 23-25, 21-17, 15-13 0:53