Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(18) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Florian Gosch - 33rd
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q2 57th 6 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 1 Javier Bosma / Inocencio Lario, Spain (15) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 1:05
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:41
Fri, 6/16/2006 Contender 2 John Garcia-Thompson / Alex Ortiz, Spain (16) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:49
Fri, 6/16/2006 Contender 3 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (10) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:42
Fri, 6/16/2006 Contender 4 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (12) Lost 9-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 13-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gosch/Strauss 18 21-16, 21-13 0:41
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 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-4
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 21-14, 21-15 0:42
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 # 6 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 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 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 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
Lead the series against # 10 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Gosch/Strauss 18 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 21-14, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Gosch/Strauss 18 21-9, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 18 Bosma/Lario 15 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 16 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Gosch/Strauss 18 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 16 21-14, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 27 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
Series tied with # 30, Q20 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
Trail the series against # 32 Fonseca/Guedes, Portugal 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Fonseca/Guedes Q39 Gosch/Strauss Q7 22-20, 21-7 0:35
Lead the series against Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Ellingson/Montgomery Q15 23-21, 21-18 0:45
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 # Q8 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q25 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
Trail the series against # Q32 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
Lead the series against # Q36 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