Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(17) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Did not play
2007 Alexander Horst - 13th Florian Gosch - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (16) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (1) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (15, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:46
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 3 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (8) Lost 21-19, 11-21, 20-22 1:09
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 19-21 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 17 21-14, 21-16 0:35
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 "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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-5
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 Gosch/Horst 17 19-21, 21-11, 22-20 1:09
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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15, Q3 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich 15, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 17 Amore/Lione 16 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 26 Matysik/Uhmann 23 25-23, 21-18 0:54
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Matysik/Uhmann 26, Q15 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 1:07
Lead the series against # 21 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
Series tied with # 22 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 23 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-15, 21-17 0:42