Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(Q12) Espen Goranson/Kjell Goranson, Norway
 
Espen Goranson
Norway
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Jon Grydeland - 49th Did not play
2000 Jon Grydeland - 49th Iver Horrem - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 2 Pedro Rosas / Roberto Silva Reis, Portugal (Q44) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:32
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 6 Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Chatziantoniou, Greece (Q23) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:32
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 7 Hugo Madruga / Joao Santos, Portugal (Q37) Won 26-24, 21-16 0:34
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 8 Dmitri Kouvitchka / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (Q11) Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 9 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (26, Q13) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:57
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 16 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 # 26, Q13 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-19, 24-22 0:57
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Goranson/Goranson Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 8 Goranson/Goranson Q12 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin Q11 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # Q14 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 # Q23 Beligratis/Chatziantoniou, Greece 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 6 Goranson/Goranson Q12 Beligratis/Chatziantoniou Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # Q26 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 # Q28 Baumgartner/Ces, France 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q22 Baumgartner/Ces Q43 21-17, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # Q37 Madruga/Santos, Portugal 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 7 Goranson/Goranson Q12 Madruga/Santos Q37 26-24, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # Q44 Rosas/Silva Reis, Portugal 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Rosas/Silva Reis Q44 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-17, 21-16 0:32