Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Mallorca Open
September 2 - 7, 2008
(13) 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 Mallorca Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 25th Simon Nausch - 57th
2004 Did not play Sebastian Goettlinger - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Mallorca Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/4/2008 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (20) Lost 21-16, 22-24, 13-15 1:11
Thu, 9/4/2008 Contender 1 Aliaksandr Kavalenka / Andrei Zharykau, Belarus (29, Q7) Won 26-24, 18-21, 15-10 1:21
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 2 Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (19) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 3 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (22) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-6 1:03
Fri, 9/5/2008 Contender 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 13-15 1:12
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 14-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-4
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Gosch/Horst 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:12
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 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
Series tied with # 5 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Gosch/Horst 13 Doppler/Gartmayer 8 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:13
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 21 Gosch/Horst 30 21-12, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 7 Gosch/Horst 13 21-18, 26-24 0:57
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Herrera/Mesa 12 Gosch/Horst 24 21-14, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
8/18/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Gosch/Horst 24 22-20, 21-17 0:54
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 # 11, 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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Dugrip/Salvetti 19 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 3-2
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
5/8/08FIVBPrague 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
Lead the series against # 22 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 13 Baracetti/Salema 22 17-21, 21-19, 15-6 1:03
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 29, Q7 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Kavalenka/Zharykau 29, Q7 26-24, 18-21, 15-10 1:21