Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008
(27, Q3) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
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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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 30 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 26 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 14 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 19 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 13 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 2 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (Q14) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool F Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:54
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool F Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 14-21, 11-21 0:34
Fri, 7/4/2008 Pool F Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (22) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (20) Lost 21-16, 14-21, 13-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 23-34 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-16, 21-16 0:44
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 18 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Koreng 7 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:54
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Marques/Solberg 7 Gosch/Horst 26 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 8 Gosch/Horst 26 21-16, 21-18 0:39
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 # 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 25-23 0:48
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Fuerbringer/Jennings 10 Gosch/Horst 26 22-20, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Gosch/Horst 30 Araujo/Magalhaes 19 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:08
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Gosch/Horst 23 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 21 Gosch/Horst 30 21-12, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 14 Gosch/Horst 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:04
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Gosch/Horst 11 18-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:04
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Heuscher/Heyer 7 Gosch/Horst 18 24-22, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-4
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-14 0:51
8/19/07FIVBAland Open Bronze Medal Gosch/Horst 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 21-13, 17-21, 16-14 1:02
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 # 21 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 # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 28, Q5 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, Q13 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 # 31, Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 23 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-15, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Gosch/Horst 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # Q4 Li/Zhou, China 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 20 Gosch/Horst 13 16-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:58
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 # Q7 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 26 Dugrip/Gagliano 10 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:59
Series tied with # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Gosch/Horst 19 21-18, 21-19 0:55
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
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
Lead the series against # Q14 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q14 21-13, 21-17 0:40
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool T Gosch/Horst 18 Leinemann/VanHuizen 31 24-22, 21-16 0:49