Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(Q19) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Åland 2007)
Career Winnings: US$172,325.00
Bernhard Strauss
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB4600000021710101114 US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S400111000100000 US$7,500.00
Overall5000111021810101114 US$72,700.00
Previous Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 31, Q16 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 5 4th 42 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q22 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q18 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q25 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q22 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q30 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q24 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q22 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 10/1-6/2002 Brazil Open 30, Q5 25th 30 US$1,650.00
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/18/2003 Qualifier 1 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (28, Q14) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 4-12 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Rogers/Scott 14 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q5 21-18, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24
Trail the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
8/23/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Semi-Finals Hoidalen/Kjemperud 1 Gosch/Strauss 5 21-16, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 23-21, 21-13 0:43
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 24 Gosch/Strauss 48 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 Holden/Leinemann Q1 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q8 Gosch/Strauss Q25 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 28, Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q24 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q9 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Ahmann/Hager 25 Gosch/Strauss 48 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # Q13 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Deulofeu/Molinier 27, Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # Q20 Ces/Salvetti, France 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q35 Gosch/Strauss Q30 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool E Gosch/Strauss 5 Gilbertsson/Svensson 8 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q25 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q17 21-19, 21-19 0:43