Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(Q18) Espen Goranson/Kjell Goranson, Norway
 
Espen Goranson
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1968 (56 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 (53 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Iver Horrem - 57th
1999 Did not play Iver Horrem - 57th
2000 Did not play Iver Horrem - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q21 41st 14 US$0.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 1 Ward Ceyfs / Tim Van Mierlo, Belgium (Q47) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:29
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 2 Bartosz Bachorski / Janusz Bulkowski, Poland (Q15) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 18 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, Q8 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 # Q15 Bachorski/Bulkowski, Poland 0-1
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bachorski/Bulkowski Q15 Goranson/Goranson Q18 21-13, 21-17 0:41
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 # Q47 Ceyfs/Van Mierlo, Belgium 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goranson/Goranson Q18 Ceyfs/Van Mierlo Q47 21-18, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # Q48 Baumgartner/Ces, France 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q22 Baumgartner/Ces Q43 21-17, 21-12 0:30