Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(24, Q7) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 57th Did not play
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 23 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/27/2007 Qualifier 1 Denis Rovkin / Pavel Saulko, Kazakhstan (Q26) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 6/27/2007 Qualifier 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (Q10) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool H Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (9) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool H Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (8) Lost 24-22, 19-21, 13-15 1:07
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool H Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (25) Won 24-26, 21-17, 15-11 1:05
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (21, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 11-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-15, 23-21 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:40
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Gosch/Horst 23 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 22 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Lead the series against # 25 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Li/Zhou 25 24-26, 21-17, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 29-27, 23-21 1:06
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 32 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Ces/Ces Q10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # Q16 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 # Q18 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 # Q20 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against # Q24 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 # Q26 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Rovkin/Saulko Q26 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 Rovkin/Saulko Q28 21-13, 21-16 0:41