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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2006

(Q6) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria

Florian Gosch
Austria

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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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Bernhard Strauss - 57th	Florian Gosch - 57th
2004	Bernhard Strauss - 41st	Florian Gosch - 41st
2005	Bernhard Strauss - 33rd	Florian Gosch - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	20, Q4	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	18	9th	240	US$6,000.00
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

Norway Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/28/2006	Qualifier 2	Jason Hofer / Jason Kruger, Canada (Q27)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:40
Wed, 6/28/2006	Qualifier 3	Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (31, Q11)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 11-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 12-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 16 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Gosch/Strauss	18	21-16, 21-13	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland 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
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q6	21-14, 21-15	0:42
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:46
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Schacht/Slack	18	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	23-21, 21-13	0:43
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria 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
11/25/05	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 # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Gosch/Strauss	18	21-9, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	13	Gosch/Strauss	20, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:39
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	13	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q6	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	48	Gosch/Strauss	46	21-14, 21-18	0:40
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Brenha/Maia	15	Gosch/Strauss	31, Q16	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:24
Lead the series against # 16 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Strauss	18	Bosma/Lario	15	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Strauss	18	Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz	16	21-14, 22-20	0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Gosch/Strauss	26, Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Gosch/Strauss	46	31-29, 24-22	1:01
Trail the series against # 20 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Heyer/Laciga	13	Gosch/Strauss	29, Q8	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China 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 0-2
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Amore/Fenili	29	Gosch/Strauss	20, Q4	13-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:57
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 # 27, Q4 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 # 28, Q5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
9/9/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	2	Gosch/Strauss	3	21-19, 24-22	0:44
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q11	Gosch/Strauss	Q6	19-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q6	Gscheidle/Schnider	27, Q7	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Strauss	27, Q5	Gscheidle/Schnider	22	21-16, 14-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Gosch/Strauss	29, Q8	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Strauss	18	Pedrosa/Rosas	10	21-14, 21-13	0:42
Trail the series against # Q13 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
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Gosch/Strauss	20, Q4	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q20	21-14, 28-26	0:49
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Gosch/Strauss	20	Nishimura/Shiratori	29, Q7	21-11, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q27 Hofer/Kruger, Canada 1-0
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Strauss	Q6	Hofer/Kruger	Q27	21-15, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q32 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Strauss	20, Q4	Desiderio/Patriarca	Q36	21-17, 21-18	0:43