Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 4 - 8, 2002
(Q8) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kjell Goranson - 17th Espen Goranson - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 43 37th 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 30, Q13 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 33 37th 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 31 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q13 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q12 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 27, Q10 17th 72 US$3,000.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/4/2002 Country Quota Olav Helland / Helge Storoy, Norway Won 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 9/5/2002 Qualifier 2 Andreas Olesen / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (Q40) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 4-15 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Araujo/Insfran 6 Goranson/Goranson 43 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Goranson/Goranson 31 21-15, 21-14 0:31
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 # 6, Q2 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 # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Goranson/Goranson Q13 21-15, 26-24 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q13 21-23, 21-19, 17-15 1:06
Lead the series against # 18 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-1
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q13 Karasev/Zaitsev Q4 21-13, 21-11 0:31
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 # 22 Canet/Hamel, France 0-3
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Canet/Hamel 9 Goranson/Goranson 33 21-17, 21-18 0:54
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Canet/Hamel 18 Goranson/Goranson 31 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:59
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 22 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 32, Q4 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Amore/Lione 40 Goranson/Goranson 33 21-19, 21-9 0:38
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 9 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-19, 24-22 0:57
Lead the series against Engvik/Wisloff, Norway 1-0
8/7/02FIVBSpain Open Country Quota Goranson/Goranson Q10 Engvik/Wisloff 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against Helland/Storoy, Norway 1-0
9/4/02FIVBSpain Open Country Quota Goranson/Goranson Q8 Helland/Storoy 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # Q6 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Vesti 22, Q7 Goranson/Goranson Q10 21-13, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # Q40 Olesen/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Olesen/Soderberg Q40 Goranson/Goranson Q8 21-17, 21-18 0:35