Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001
(27, Q10) 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 Mallorca Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open Q12 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 43 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open Q12 37th 22 US$0.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 2 Maarten Lammens / Karl Strempel, Germany (Q23) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 3 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q7) Lost 21-23, 21-18, 9-15 0:48
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 8 Bjorn Ingeborgrud / Alexander Loberg, Norway (Q24) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:30
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 9 Ronny Berntsen / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q18) Won 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 10 Kaarel Kais / Kristjan Kais, Estonia (29, Q12) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Fri, 9/14/2001 Winner 1 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (6) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 9/14/2001 Winner 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (22) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:33
Fri, 9/14/2001 Contender 2 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (21) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 6 By Forfeit  
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ferreira/Marques 21 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 22 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 10 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Kais/Kais 29, Q12 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 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 # Q7 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # Q18 Berntsen/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 9 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Berntsen/Skarlund Q18 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # Q23 Lammens/Strempel, Germany 1-0
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Lammens/Strempel Q23 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Ingeborgrud/Loberg, Norway 1-0
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 8 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 Ingeborgrud/Loberg Q24 21-16, 21-13 0:30