Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009
(14) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 19 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
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
Rome Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (19) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (29) Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 9-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 14 21-12, 21-18 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 19 25-23, 21-19 0:50
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 # 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 # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-4
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 20 Gosch/Horst 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:56
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Gosch/Horst 24 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-11, 21-19 0:39
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
Series tied with # 13 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-2
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Lochhead/Pitman 10 Gosch/Horst 13 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:13
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-19 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 19 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 23 "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 # 29 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 14 Horrem/Maaseide 29 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q1 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Dugrip/Salvetti 19 21-19, 21-18 0:50