Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004
(26) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
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 (Ă…land 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/8-11/2004 Croatia Challenger 2 3rd 48 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q15 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q20 41st 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 29, Q19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 22, Q3 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q19 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q22 41st 12 US$0.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (7) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:44
Thu, 9/23/2004 Contender 1 Iver Horrem / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (10) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 1-8 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q19 21-15, 21-9 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Marques/Souza 7 Gosch/Strauss 26 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Horrem/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Horrem/Kjemperud 10 Gosch/Strauss 26 22-20, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 0-1
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Asahi/Nishimura 30, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 21-19, 21-15 0:43