Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(23) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, 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
Alexander Horst
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 180
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$523,121.05
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4800122312517411 US$264,150.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 57th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 25, Q5 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 15, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:42
Thu, 5/24/2007 Contender 1 Francisco Alvarez / Leonel Munder, Cuba (26) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:59
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 2 Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (25, Q27) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 3 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (15) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Gosch/Horst 23 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Gosch/Horst 23 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 25, Q27 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 23 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-15, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 23 Alvarez/Munder 26 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:59
Trail the series against # Q6 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q12 Gosch/Horst 15, Q3 21-19, 22-24, 19-19 Retired 1:20
Lead the series against # Q24 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 Rovkin/Saulko Q28 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q46 Smith/Wyer, Australia 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst Q2 Smith/Wyer Q34 21-17, 21-18 0:43