Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010
(6) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Did not play
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Did not play
2007 Alexander Horst - 13th Florian Gosch - 13th
2008 Alexander Horst - 13th Florian Gosch - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 15 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 13 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 12 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (27, Q10) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 1:13
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) Won 29-27, 21-16 0:59
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 8-15 0:56
Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:46
Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 30-25 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-5
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 13 21-18, 21-14 0:39
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
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 # 2 Wu/Xu, China 1-5
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 2 Gosch/Horst 6 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:56
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Gosch/Horst 20 Wu/Xu 4 21-17, 21-15 0:42
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 19 Gosch/Horst 13 21-16, 21-16 0:40
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 # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Fijalek/Prudel 3 Gosch/Horst 6 22-20, 21-17 0:51
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Gosch/Horst 14 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Plavins/Smedins 8 Gosch/Horst 6 21-14, 21-19 0:46
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-4
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Gosch/Horst 14 Heuscher/Heyer 19 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 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
Series tied with # 20 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
Trail the series against # 21 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 Gosch/Horst 14 21-19, 9-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 3-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Gosch/Horst 6 Bellaguarda/Laciga 22 21-19, 21-18 0:46
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 6 Bellaguarda/Laciga 22 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 1:13
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
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Redmann/VanHuizen 24, Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:01
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 9 Redmann/VanHuizen 21, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 25 Casadei/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Gosch/Horst 18 Casadei/Nicolai 31 21-16, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 6 Bockermann/Urbatzka 27, Q10 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 28 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Gosch/Horst 14 Pastukhov/Semenov 30 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Maryshev/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Gosch/Horst 6 Maryshev/Yutvalin 30, Q21 29-27, 21-16 0:59
Trail the series against # Q5 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 Gosch/Horst 7 21-16, 21-14 0:40