Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(13) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Florian Gosch - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q6 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (20) Lost 18-21, 24-22, 9-15 0:59
Thu, 7/13/2006 Contender 1 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (29, Q12) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 8-17 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Strauss 15 21-17, 21-16 0:45
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 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Gosch/Strauss 18 21-9, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q6 19-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19, Q2 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 # 20 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Prosser/Richardson 20 Gosch/Strauss 13 21-18, 22-24, 15-9 0:59
Lead the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-14, 28-26 0:49
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, 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
Trail the series against # 26 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-2
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Biza/Kubala 29, Q12 Gosch/Strauss 13 21-17, 21-16 0:48
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 # 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