Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 18 - 22, 2005
(30, Q12) 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 Shanghai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/18/2005 Qualifier 2 Radoslav Dvorsky / Michal Litva, Slovakia (Q21) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Wed, 5/18/2005 Qualifier 3 Roman Arkaev / Anton Kulikovsky, Russia (26, Q5) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Thu, 5/19/2005 Winner 1 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (3) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:31
Thu, 5/19/2005 Contender 1 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (19) Lost 21-14, 17-21, 8-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 3-10 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
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
Trail the series against # 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 19 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Arkaev/Kulikovsky, Russia 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Arkaev/Kulikovsky 26, Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # Q21 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Dvorsky/Litva Q21 21-18, 21-15 0:37