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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(20) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	10	10	1	11	4	US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$7,500.00
Overall	50	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	8	10	10	1	11	4	US$72,700.00

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	26, Q8	25th	40	US$2,000.00
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

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool D	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (13)	Lost 21-14, 16-21, 13-15	1:08
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool D	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (4)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:41
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool D	Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (29, Q7)	Won 21-11, 21-17	0:38
Fri, 11/25/2005	Winner 2	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (10)	Lost 17-21, 20-22	0:33

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 4-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Gosch/Strauss	30, Q12	21-16, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Gosch/Strauss	20	Gibb/Metzger	4	21-19, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	7, Q14	Gosch/Strauss	26, Q8	16-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool C	Rogers/Scott	14	Gosch/Strauss	30, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	10	Gosch/Strauss	20	21-17, 22-20	0:33
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Bronze Medal	Kais/Vesik	3	Gosch/Strauss	5	24-22, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Amore/Fenili	13	Gosch/Strauss	20	14-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Gosch/Strauss	32	De Gruijter/Ronnes	16	21-18, 21-6	0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Polte/Schoen	28, Q2	Gosch/Strauss	Q18	26-24, 21-16	0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Strauss	26, Q2	Cadieux/Heese	10	25-23, 23-25, 15-13	1:13
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Ces/Dugrip	30, Q13	Gosch/Strauss	Q4	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	24, Q6	Gosch/Strauss	26, Q2	21-19, 24-22	0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Gosch/Strauss	20	Nishimura/Shiratori	29, Q7	21-11, 21-17	0:38