Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010
(6) 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$623,165.84
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293341Money
CEV1602011351010200 US$57,041.04
FIVB480012231251704011 US$264,150.00
Overall640213361761714211 US$321,191.04
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
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$8,000.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (27, Q10) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 19-21, 21-18, 20-18 1:13
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 3 Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21) Won 29-27, 21-16 0:59
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 8-15 0:56
Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 7/24/2010 Semi-Finals Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:46
Sun, 7/25/2010 Bronze Medal Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2010FIVB800010130300 $53,500.00 201655.6 %
TotalFIVB450012231151542 $248,250.00 1009651.0 %
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
8000113300 $26,750.00 2010FIVB8000113300 $26,750.00
12112241024251637 $182,475.00 TotalTotal6802139231749 $146,575.00
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 Field22 64.7% 5 14.7% 7 20.6% 27-7 79.4% 5 17.2% 3 10.3% 21 72.4% 5-24 17.2% 44-42 51.2% 20-20 50.0% 00 32-31 50.8%
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 lead the series against the field 35-34 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 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 2-4
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
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
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 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
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 3-6
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
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
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 3-2
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
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 12, Q5 Gosch/Horst 5 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 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