Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005
(26, Q8) 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 Acapulco Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q4 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 9/8-10/2005 Madeira Challenger 3 5th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 27, Q5 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Acapulco Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 10/24/2005 Qualifier 1 Malik Colosio / Carlos Islas, Mexico (Q25) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:31
Tue, 10/25/2005 Qualifier 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (Q9) Won 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
Wed, 10/26/2005 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7, Q14) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 9-15 0:56
Wed, 10/26/2005 Contender 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (23, Q13) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 10-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 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 # 7, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 2 Gosch/Strauss 3 21-19, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 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 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 # 23, Q13 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 Gosch/Strauss Q18 26-24, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Cadieux/Heese 10 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 1:13
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Series tied with # Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-2
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 Hernandez/Papaleo Q9 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
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 # Q17 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Ellingson/Montgomery Q15 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q24 Ardiansyam/Supriadi, Indonesia 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q4 Ardiansyam/Supriadi Q29 21-9, 14-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # Q25 Colosio/Islas, Mexico 1-0
10/24/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 Colosio/Islas Q25 21-12, 21-14 0:31