European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 English Masters
September 11 - 14, 2008
(6) 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: 128
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$201,144.31
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: 221
Career Wins: 6
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Novi Sad 2013)
Career Winnings: US$597,243.59
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293341Money
CEV1602011351010200 US$57,041.04
FIVB480012231251704011 US$264,150.00
Overall640213361761714211 US$321,191.04
Previous Blackpool Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 13 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 13 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 24 5th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 17 13th 180 US$3,900.00
CEV 7/11-13/2008 European Championship 4 13th 240 € 2,000.00
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
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 4 4th 420 € 3,800.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 4 5th 360 € 2,800.00
CEV 5/9-12/2008 Austrian Masters 6 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 19 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q6 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 13 25th 60 US$1,800.00
English Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/12/2008 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (11, Q1) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 10-15 0:51
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 1 Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (14, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 9/12/2008 Contender 2 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 20-19 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 4-3
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Matysik/Uhmann 1 Gosch/Horst 6 21-15, 21-14 0:39
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 26 Matysik/Uhmann 23 25-23, 21-18 0:54
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 3 Gosch/Horst 4 Matysik/Uhmann 1 21-16, 21-18 0:47
5/12/08CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Matysik/Uhmann 2 Gosch/Horst 6 21-11, 21-17 0:42
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Gosch/Horst 6 Matysik/Uhmann 2 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 1:00
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Matysik/Uhmann 26, Q15 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 1:07
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Matysik/Uhmann Gosch/Horst 21-10, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-4
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-16 0:37
6/1/08CEVDutch Masters Bronze Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Gosch/Horst 4 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 1:02
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 # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Koreng 7 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-17 0:43
5/31/08CEVDutch Masters Semi-Finals Klemperer/Koreng 2 Gosch/Horst 4 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-4
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 2 Gosch/Horst 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12
Lead the series against # 8 Luna/Marco, Spain 3-0
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 4 Luna/Marco 5 21-14, 21-16 0:51
5/24/08CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 4 Luna/Marco 3 22-20, 21-17 0:52
5/12/08CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Gosch/Horst 6 Luna/Marco 5 22-20, 21-19 0:54
Series tied with # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 11 Gosch/Horst 10 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:53
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 11 Laciga/Schnider 28, Q2 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:02
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Ces/Ces, France 3-5
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Ces/Ces 11, Q1 Gosch/Horst 6 15-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:51
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 20 Gosch/Horst 13 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:11
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Ces/Ces 20 21-11, 27-25 0:46
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Ces/Ces 12, Q4 Gosch/Horst 4 31-29, 21-19 1:15
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Ces/Ces 30, Q8 Gosch/Horst 19 21-18, 21-19 0:55
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 16, Q22 Gosch/Horst Q6 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:15
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 # 12, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 25-23, 21-16 0:50
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 # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Kais/Vesik 4 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Kais/Vesik 13 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 14, Q5 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Blauel/Huber 14, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:39