European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 9 - 12, 2008
(Q2) 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 St. Pölten Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 15, Q18 13th 180 € 1,200.00
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
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/10/2008 Qualifier 2 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q18) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 8-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Fijalek/Prudel 32, Q43 Goranson/Hoidalen Q6 16-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 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 # Q5 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q6 Indra/Wachter Q27 21-14, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # Q18 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Cavaliere/Galli Q18 Goranson/Hoidalen Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:03