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
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 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
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
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
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
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 27-30 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 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 0-2
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 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Koreng 7 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 8 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
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
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 2-4
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
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 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 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, Czech Republic 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 1-0
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 2-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Erdmann/Matysik 28, Q10 21-15, 21-17 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 1-0
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 # 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