Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 14 - 19, 2009
(15) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Alexander Horst - 17th Florian Gosch - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 14 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool B Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (18) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:59
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool B Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (31, Q21) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Fri, 7/17/2009 Pool B Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 11-21 0:46
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 1 Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (21) Lost 19-21, 29-31 0:51
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 24-25 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-3
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Marques 2 Gosch/Horst 15 21-18, 21-11 0:46
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-17, 21-12 0:41
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Cerutti/Marques 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-11, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 4 Gosch/Horst 20 21-16, 25-23 0:41
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-13 0:41
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 20 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 11-21, 15-9 0:52
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 16 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-3
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 15 Gosch/Horst 18 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 1:06
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 # 18 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:59
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 # 20, Q2 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 # 21 Li/Xu, China 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Li/Xu 21 Gosch/Horst 15 21-19, 31-29 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 26 "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 # 31, Q21 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
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 # Q4 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 # Q5 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 18 Hernandez/Villafane 26, Q5 21-10, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:17
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q22 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 20 Boehm/McHugh 30, Q19 21-13, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 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