Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(Q2) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q3 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 22, Q6 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 20 9th 140 US$5,250.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 2 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q63) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 10-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 11-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 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 # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Gosch/Strauss 20 21-17, 22-20 0:33
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 13 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Amore/Fenili 13 Gosch/Strauss 20 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 19 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:58
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 # 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
Trail the series against # Q11 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q18 Gil/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Gil/Papaleo Q11 21-9, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # Q29 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Ellingson/Montgomery Q15 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Series tied with # Q32 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala Q30 Gosch/Strauss Q3 21-16, 20-22, 18-16 1:03
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Biza/Kubala Q40 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # Q36 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Dvorsky/Litva Q21 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # Q39 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 30, Q19 Gosch/Strauss Q3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q47 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/10/04FIVB C&SCroatia Challenger Contender 5 Gosch/Strauss 2 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 1 21-13, 21-11 0:25
Lead the series against # Q48 Hakala/Hakala, Finland 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q3 Hakala/Hakala Q35 21-11, 21-23, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # Q62 Calderon/Estrada, Cuba 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Calderon/Estrada Q27 21-23, 21-18, 15-6 1:04
Trail the series against # Q63 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q63 Gosch/Strauss Q2 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58