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
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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 20-18 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad 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
5/25/07FIVBItalian 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
6/21/07FIVBParis 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
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Brink/Dieckmann 7 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 21-17 0:53
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 # 8, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 4 Gosch/Horst 11 27-25, 21-16 0:53
7/7/07FIVBMontréal 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
7/26/07FIVBGstaad 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
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 6 Gosch/Horst 11 24-22, 21-14 0:44
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt 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
6/30/07FIVBStavanger 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
6/29/07FIVBStavanger 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
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Cadieux/Heese 23 21-19, 22-20 0:51
7/6/07FIVBMontréal 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
6/28/07FIVBStavanger 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q15 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt 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
6/22/07FIVBParis 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
7/27/07FIVBGstaad 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
6/21/07FIVBParis 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
7/19/07FIVBMarseille 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
7/24/07FIVBGstaad 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
6/20/07FIVBParis 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
5/24/07FIVBItalian 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
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 1:04
5/8/07FIVBBahrain 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
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 11 Ces/Ces 28 21-17, 21-15 0:45
6/27/07FIVBStavanger 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
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:44
6/20/07FIVBParis 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
7/6/07FIVBMontréal 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
6/27/07FIVBStavanger 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