Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(27, Q5) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB C&S 2003 Bernhard Strauss - 4th Florian Gosch - 4th
2004 Nikolas Berger - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 26, Q2 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 32 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam Q18 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q7 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q3 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 46 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 29, Q8 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Qualifier 1 Pavlos Kouzounis / Georgios Petreas, Greece (Q28) Won 21-11, 21-19 0:37
Wed, 8/31/2005 Qualifier 2 Inocencio Lario / Javier Luna, Spain (Q12) Won 21-14, 23-25, 15-10 0:58
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (6) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (22) Won 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 2 Juan Rossell / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (28, Q9) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 9-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Gosch/Strauss 32 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Series tied with # 6 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 6 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 46 Berger/Doppler 19 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
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 # 18 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 Gscheidle/Schnider 22 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q18 Engvik/Goranson Q15 21-18, 21-18 0:52
Trail the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Series tied with # 28, Q9 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-1
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Rossell/Villar 28, Q9 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:04
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-15, 23-25, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 24, Q6 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 21-19, 24-22 0:52
Lead the series against # Q12 Lario/Luna, Spain 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 Lario/Luna Q12 21-14, 23-25, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # Q28 Kouzounis/Petreas, Greece 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 Kouzounis/Petreas Q28 21-11, 21-19 0:37