Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(Q21) Espen Goranson/Kjell Goranson, Norway
 
Espen Goranson
Norway
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1968 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Borum
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 46
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$9,300.00
Kjell Arne Goranson
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Baerum
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$55,635.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741CQMoney
FIVB25000000001543111 US$12,300.00
FIVB C&S100000010000000 US$900.00
Overall26000000101543111 US$13,200.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Iver Horrem - 37th
1999 Did not play Iver Horrem - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 29 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q18 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q22 41st 14 US$0.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Julio Corona / Mauro Hernandez, Venezuela (Q44) Won 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (30, Q12) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:43
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1800000000150 $12,300.00
Challenger100000010000 $900.00
Total2600000010150 $13,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Espen Goranson Kjell Goranson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000000 $0.00 World Championships5000000200 $8,950.00
9000000000 $0.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam19000001010 $5,625.00
32000000250 $7,650.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open650000048180 $38,600.00
4000012000 $1,650.00 Challenger1000001000 $450.00
           Satellite3010110000 $2,010.00
46000012250 $9,300.00 Total9301011610190 $55,635.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2001FIVB400000000013 $2,000.00 3537.5 %
TotalFIVB400000000013 $2,000.00 3537.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Espen Goranson  Kjell Goranson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1998FIVB5000000005 $0.00
4000000004 $0.00 1999FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
           1999FIVB C&S2010100000 $1,510.00
4000000004 $0.00 2000FIVB6000000033 $2,250.00
4000000013 $1,000.00 2001FIVB4000000013 $1,000.00
130000000112 $1,000.00 TotalTotal230101000516 $5,760.00
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
Overall21 72.4% 4 13.8% 4 13.8% 25-4 86.2% 3 7.5% 7 17.5% 30 75.0% 3-37 7.5% 21-30 41.2% 7-11 38.9% 20 30-41 42.3%
2000-20019 75.0% 2 16.7% 1 8.3% 11-1 91.7% 0 0.0% 3 23.1% 10 76.9% 0-13 0.0% 9-10 47.4% 2-4 33.3% 10 12-14 46.2%
Against the Field9 75.0% 1 8.3% 2 16.7% 10-2 83.3% 2 10.5% 3 15.8% 14 73.7% 2-17 10.5% 18-24 42.9% 6-10 37.5% 20 14-17 45.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000002000000000002
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0024060000000000210
Challenge/Four Star/Open51211311100120000002829
Challenger000021000100000022
Total51231732000130000003243
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 4 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 Goranson/Goranson 29 21-12, 16-21, 15-5 0:38
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Goranson/Goranson Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # Q16 Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis, Greece 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis Q15 Goranson/Goranson Q18 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Jonsson/Olofsson, Sweden 1-0
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q18 Jonsson/Olofsson Q47 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q44 Corona/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q21 Corona/Hernandez Q44 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Lead the series against # Q50 Baumgartner/Ces, France 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q22 Baumgartner/Ces Q43 21-17, 21-12 0:30