Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 11 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (23) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:52
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 2 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (7) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:43
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (24) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 20-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 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 # 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 # 4, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Marques/Solberg 4 Gosch/Horst 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
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 # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Gosch/Horst 11 Baracetti/Conde 7 By Forfeit  
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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 7 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 16 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 11-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:49
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 # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 11 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 21 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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 10 Lione/Varnier 23 21-16, 21-17 0:52
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-18, 33-31 0:59
Series tied with # 24 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-13 0:49
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 # 25, Q6 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 # 27 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 # Q3 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 # Q5 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 # Q7 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