Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010
(12) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Ă…land 2007)
Career Winnings: US$200,740.48
Alexander Horst
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 236
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$623,532.96
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293341Money
CEV1602011351010200 US$57,041.04
FIVB480012231251704011 US$264,150.00
Overall640213361761714211 US$321,191.04
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 25th Did not play
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 13th Did not play
2007 Alexander Horst - 33rd Florian Gosch - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/16-19/2009 European Championship Final 8 2nd 720 € 7,500.00
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 6 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 13 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 16 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 7 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 13 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 7 7th 300 € 2,200.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 5 9th 240 € 1,100.00
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$4,250.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 6 9th 240 € 1,100.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (21) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:44
Wed, 5/5/2010 Contender 1 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (28, Q10) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:45
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 2 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (11) Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 3 Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (14, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 4 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (8) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:38
Fri, 5/7/2010 Contender 5 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships200000020000 $22,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1700000070910 $105,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2800121335832 $136,750.00
Confederation Championship401000021000 $15,000.00
Total520112231461742 $279,150.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Florian Gosch Alexander Horst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000010100 $0.00 Olympic Games4000011200 $0.00
3000002001 $12,875.00 World Championships8010003400 $53,000.00
           World Tour Finals3000011010 $14,500.00
3200000711311 $60,725.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam860214112031107 $327,175.00
630012411131220 $92,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open860122122622138 $148,550.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star10420112000 $6,000.00
5101110100 $6,150.00 Challenger1000001000 $475.00
1000000010 $0.00 Satellite          
5010003001 $7,500.00 Confederation Championship19011138320 $27,750.00
1111123623261633 $179,825.00 Total21747482962622615 $577,450.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB100000000010 $2,000.00 1233.3 %
2007FIVB1300100141402 $75,700.00 342755.7 %
2007CEV300000010002 $3,000.00 3442.9 %
2008FIVB1200011011530 $49,900.00 202841.7 %
2008CEV701011111100 $19,100.00 141351.9 %
2009FIVB1100001133300 $67,150.00 252352.1 %
2009CEV501000220000 $14,100.00 101050.0 %
2010FIVB100000100000 $7,600.00 4266.7 %
TotalFIVB38001123851242 $202,350.00 848250.6 %
TotalCEV1502011341102 $36,200.00 272750.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Florian Gosch  Alexander Horst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000010 $0.00 1999FIVB C&S          
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB          
3000000003 $0.00 2001FIVB          
4000000013 $825.00 2002FIVB          
1000000100 $250.00 2002FIVB C&S          
9000000018 $1,000.00 2003FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000100000 $1,000.00 2003FIVB C&S          
2000000002 $0.00 2003CEV          
10000000235 $5,000.00 2004FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1001000000 $1,500.00 2004FIVB C&S          
1000000001 $0.00 2004CEV          
14000001346 $13,875.00 2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2005FIVB C&S          
12000002334 $14,400.00 2006FIVB2000001010 $4,875.00
1100000000 $2,400.00 2006FIVB C&S1000001000 $475.00
           2006CEV1000000100 $0.00
13001015402 $37,850.00 2007FIVB13001015402 $37,850.00
3000001002 $1,500.00 2007CEV3000001002 $1,500.00
12000112530 $24,950.00 2008FIVB12000112530 $24,950.00
7010122100 $9,550.00 2008CEV7010122100 $9,550.00
11000026300 $33,575.00 2009FIVB11000026300 $33,575.00
5010022000 $7,050.00 2009CEV5010022000 $7,050.00
1000010000 $3,800.00 2010FIVB1000010000 $3,800.00
11412231021221637 $159,525.00 TotalTotal6102129201449 $123,625.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall64 61.0% 22 21.0% 19 18.1% 86-19 81.9% 17 17.0% 11 11.0% 72 72.0% 17-83 17.0% 64-72 47.1% 39-30 56.5% 12 104-104 50.0%
2009-201033 66.0% 9 18.0% 8 16.0% 42-8 84.0% 7 15.2% 6 13.0% 33 71.7% 7-39 15.2% 33-33 50.0% 16-14 53.3% 00 49-47 51.0%
Against the Field34 64.2% 6 11.3% 13 24.5% 40-13 75.5% 5 11.6% 5 11.6% 33 76.7% 5-38 11.6% 68-66 50.7% 22-36 37.9% 00 45-51 46.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012101100000033
World Championships000042002200000064
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00502625005160000003641
Challenge/Four Star/Open0033000024250312005956
Confederation Championship0000420013100001108
Total00833531103347131201114112
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 35-45 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:07
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
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Gosch/Horst 8 Brink/Reckermann 1 26-28, 21-18, 17-15 1:24
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:04
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 16 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:59
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-7
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Marques/Solberg 5 Gosch/Horst 12 23-21, 21-16 0:54
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 # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-5
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 8 Klemperer/Koreng 4 21-16, 37-35 1:09
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Gosch/Horst 7 21-18, 26-24 0:53
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 1 Gosch/Horst 6 21-14, 21-16 0:39
9/19/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Klemperer/Koreng 3 Gosch/Horst 6 21-17, 21-16 0:37
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 # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga 8 21-17, 22-20 0:38
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Bellaguarda/Laciga 7 Gosch/Horst 16 21-16, 21-12 0:35
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 12, Q5 Gosch/Horst 5 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-16, 21-15 0:45
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 # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-6
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 3 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Gosch/Horst 6 27-25, 21-19 0:50
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
5/24/08CEVSwiss 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
Series tied with # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 24-22, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gosch/Horst 7 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 12 Barbosa/Cunha 14, Q8 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Series tied with # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 9 21-14, 21-15 0:47
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 5 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 1:19
9/20/08CEVRussian Masters Final Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gosch/Horst 6 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 25-27, 21-9, 15-9 1:12
Trail the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 3-6
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Ces/Ces 11 Gosch/Horst 6 21-17, 21-18 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-18, 21-17 0:44
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 22-20, 21-15 0:46
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Gosch/Horst 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-14, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Benes/Kubala, Czechia 2-0
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-16, 21-19 0:40
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Lario/Mesa, Spain 3-0
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Gosch/Horst 8 Lario/Mesa 9 21-18, 21-13 0:46
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 7 Lario/Mesa 10 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:09
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Erdmann/Matysik 28, Q10 21-15, 21-17 0:45
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 11, Q1 Gosch/Horst 6 21-17, 21-16 0:45
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Erdmann/Matysik 25 21-9, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # Q1 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-3
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 9 Lochhead/Pitman 24 21-15, 21-19 0:53
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 # Q5 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 2-0
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Dugrip/Salvetti 14, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:39
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Dugrip/Salvetti 19 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q9 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Boersma/Paulides 14, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q18 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