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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Milner Open
August 24 - 29, 2010

(5) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

180

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$523,121.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	4	1	1	US$264,150.00

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Alexander Horst - 5th	Florian Gosch - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	11	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/2010	Marseille Open	6	4th	420	US$11,200.00
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

The Hague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/26/2010	Winner 1	Sam Boehm / Isaac Kapa, Australia (28, Q9)	Lost 22-24, 23-21, 13-15	0:55
Thu, 8/26/2010	Contender 1	Peng Gao / Jian Li, China (12, Q2)	Won 21-12, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
Fri, 8/27/2010	Contender 2	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 7-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 28-40 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Wu/Xu, China 1-6
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool O	Wu/Xu	6	Gosch/Horst	11	21-18, 21-15	1:01
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	2	Gosch/Horst	6	15-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:56
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Gosch/Horst	20	Wu/Xu	4	21-17, 21-15	0:42
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	19	Gosch/Horst	13	21-16, 21-16	0:40
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	24	21-16, 21-15	0:45
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	17	21-14, 21-16	0:35
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-7
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool L	Gosch/Horst	14	Marques/Solberg	3	21-17, 21-16	0:41
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Marques/Solberg	5	Gosch/Horst	12	23-21, 21-16	0:54
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	6	Gosch/Horst	27, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:54
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool G	Marques/Solberg	7	Gosch/Horst	26	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Marques/Solberg	8	Gosch/Horst	26	21-16, 21-18	0:39
8/18/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Marques/Solberg	4	Gosch/Horst	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:02
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Marques/Solberg	4	Gosch/Horst	11	27-25, 21-16	0:53
7/7/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 5	Marques/Solberg	2	Gosch/Horst	12	21-19, 21-12	0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-5
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Gosch/Horst	13	21-18, 21-14	0:39
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 22-20	0:43
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Gosch/Horst	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	1:07
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	18	21-17, 21-13	0:41
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	20	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:52
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 6 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 3-3
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Bellaguarda/Laciga	6	Gosch/Horst	5	18-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:49
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool Q	Bellaguarda/Laciga	25, Q2	Gosch/Horst	9	21-17, 21-15	0:40
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Gosch/Horst	6	Bellaguarda/Laciga	22	21-19, 21-18	0:46
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	6	Bellaguarda/Laciga	22	19-21, 21-18, 20-18	1:13
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	12	Bellaguarda/Laciga	8	21-17, 22-20	0:38
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Laciga	7	Gosch/Horst	16	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Series tied with # 7 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Plavins/Smedins	8	Gosch/Horst	6	21-14, 21-19	0:46
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Gosch/Horst	15	Plavins/Smedins	31, Q21	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-5
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gosch/Horst	9	21-17, 21-15	0:39
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Gosch/Horst	20	21-13, 12-21, 15-10	0:48
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Gosch/Horst	30	21-18, 21-16	0:37
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:40
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-2
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool O	Gosch/Horst	11	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	27	21-13, 21-15	0:36
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	15	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	21-17, 21-18	0:44
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Gosch/Horst	12	21-18, 21-17	0:44
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	16	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15	22-20, 21-15	0:46
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	Gosch/Horst	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 12, Q2 Gao/Li, China 1-0
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	5	Gao/Li	12, Q2	21-12, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-2
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	Gosch/Horst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:37
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	24-22, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Gosch/Horst	7	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Ces/Ces, France 4-2
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	9	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	21-17, 21-19	0:46
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	20	Gosch/Horst	13	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:11
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Ces/Ces	20	21-11, 27-25	0:46
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	30, Q8	Gosch/Horst	19	21-18, 21-19	0:55
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	11	Ces/Ces	28	21-17, 21-15	0:45
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Ces/Ces	Q10	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-0
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Gosch/Horst	15	Hoyer/Soderberg	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:59
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Hoyer/Soderberg	26	25-23, 21-16	0:50
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Hoyer/Soderberg	27, Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:44
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q23	21-18, 21-15	0:52
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-4
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool L	Gosch/Horst	14	Heuscher/Heyer	19	14-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:08
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	20	Gosch/Horst	19	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:56
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Gosch/Horst	24	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-11, 21-19	0:39
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Gosch/Horst	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:04
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Gosch/Horst	11	18-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	14	Lario/Mesa	19	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 24 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool L	Doppler/Mellitzer	30, Q16	Gosch/Horst	14	21-14, 13-21, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 0-1
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Boehm/Kapa	28, Q9	Gosch/Horst	5	24-22, 21-23, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q3 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Trail the series against # Q5 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Maia/Rosas	23, Q14	Gosch/Horst	7	21-16, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	24	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	1:17