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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 5, 2007

(10) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria

Florian Gosch
Austria

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1980 (45 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

Alexander Horst
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

191

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$537,121.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	4	1	1	US$264,150.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Simon Nausch - 57th	Did not play
2002	Bernhard Strauss - 37th	Did not play
2003	Bernhard Strauss - 41st	Did not play
2004	Nikolas Berger - 25th	Sebastian Goettlinger - Country Quota
2005	Bernhard Strauss - 17th	Sebastian Goettlinger - 41st
2006	Bernhard Strauss - 17th	Sebastian Goettlinger - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	18	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	11	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	12	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	24, Q7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/2/2007	Pool G	Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (23)	Won 21-19, 22-20	0:51
Fri, 8/3/2007	Pool G	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (26, Q15)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 21-19	1:07
Fri, 8/3/2007	Pool G	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (7)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:53
Fri, 8/3/2007	Winner 1	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:48

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	9	1	0	$105,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	0	1	2	1	3	3	5	8	3	0	$136,750.00
Total	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	4	0	$264,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Florian Gosch												Alexander Horst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$12,875.00	World Championships	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$53,000.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$14,500.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	3	0	$60,725.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	85	0	2	1	4	11	19	31	10	0	$324,925.00
63	0	0	1	2	4	11	13	12	0	$92,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	80	0	1	2	2	9	24	21	13	0	$136,675.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	4	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$6,000.00
5	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$6,150.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Satellite
106	1	0	2	3	6	20	26	16	0	$172,325.00	Total	191	4	6	3	7	23	51	58	24	0	$535,575.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	3	0	2	$50,700.00	24	21	53.3 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	3	1	2	$52,700.00	25	23	52.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Florian Gosch													Alexander Horst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1999	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2001	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$825.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2002	FIVB C&S
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB C&S
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB C&S
14	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	6	$13,875.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	4	$14,400.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,875.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	2	$25,350.00	2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	2	$25,350.00
69	1	0	1	1	2	7	12	13	32	$66,600.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	1	7	$30,700.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	64	61.0%	22	21.0%	19	18.1%	86-19	81.9%	17	17.0%	11	11.0%	72	72.0%	17-83	17.0%	64-72	47.1%	39-30	56.5%	1	2	104-104	50.0%
2006-2007	21	67.7%	6	19.4%	4	12.9%	27-4	87.1%	7	23.3%	2	6.7%	21	70.0%	7-23	23.3%	21-21	50.0%	13-6	68.4%	1	2	35-29	54.7%
Against the Field	32	58.2%	11	20.0%	12	21.8%	43-12	78.2%	11	17.2%	7	10.9%	46	71.9%	11-53	17.2%	64-90	41.6%	44-38	53.7%	1	0	55-64	46.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	0	26	25	0	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	24	25	0	3	1	2	0	0	59	56
Total	0	0	8	3	31	29	1	0	32	44	0	3	1	2	0	0	104	104

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 20-18 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gosch/Horst	18	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Gosch/Horst	23	21-18, 21-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Brink/Dieckmann	7	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 21-17	0:53
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-15, 23-21	0:49
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Marques/Solberg	4	Gosch/Horst	11	27-25, 21-16	0:53
7/7/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 5	Marques/Solberg	2	Gosch/Horst	12	21-19, 21-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	6	Gosch/Horst	11	24-22, 21-14	0:44
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	7	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Horst	23	Kais/Vesik	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:40
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 22-20	0:48
Lead the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21, Q3	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Li/Zhou	25	24-26, 21-17, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Cadieux/Heese	23	21-19, 22-20	0:51
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	12	Cadieux/Heese	8	21-12, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:40
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Gosch/Horst	23	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q15 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Matysik/Uhmann	26, Q15	21-17, 19-21, 21-19	1:07
Trail the series against # 27 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	24	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-18, 33-31	0:59
Lead the series against # 29, Q23 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	18	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	47	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Deulofeu/Salvetti	9	29-27, 23-21	1:06
Lead the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Gosch/Horst	18	Leinemann/VanHuizen	31	24-22, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	23	Alvarez/Munder	26	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:59
Series tied with # Q12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	12	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q4	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	1:04
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 3	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # Q13 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	11	Ces/Ces	28	21-17, 21-15	0:45
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Ces/Ces	Q10	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Hoyer/Soderberg	27, Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:44
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q23	21-18, 21-15	0:52
Lead the series against # Q17 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 3	Gosch/Horst	12	Biza/Lebl	29	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 2-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Rovkin/Saulko	Q26	21-15, 21-13	0:34
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	Rovkin/Saulko	Q28	21-13, 21-16	0:41