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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004

(22) Espen Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway

Espen Goranson
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Borum

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,300.00

Vegard Hoidalen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 10, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Skien

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

192

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Berlin 1998)

Career Winnings:

US$318,105.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$3,000.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Did not play	Jorre Kjemperud - 25th
1997	Did not play	Jorre Kjemperud - 17th
1998	Did not play	Jorre Kjemperud - 25th
2003	Did not play	Jorre Kjemperud - 9th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 1	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11)	Lost 16-21, 26-24, 8-15	0:57
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (27)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:46
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 2	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12)	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:34

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Espen Goranson												Vegard Hoidalen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Championships	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	$27,575.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	41	0	0	1	0	4	6	4	4	0	$65,275.00
32	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$7,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	136	1	3	1	3	10	28	37	25	0	$216,367.50
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,650.00	Challenger	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,387.50
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
46	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	0	$9,300.00	Total	192	1	5	3	4	15	39	44	30	0	$318,105.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Espen Goranson													Vegard Hoidalen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	$1,250.00
											1996	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	$4,000.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$937.50
											1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	0	$14,000.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB	13	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	$29,950.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	1999	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	2	0	$21,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2000	FIVB	15	0	1	0	3	3	6	0	2	0	$46,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$2,500.00	2001	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	5	4	1	1	0	$44,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$1,650.00	2002	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	1	5	3	0	0	$25,367.50
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	2	0	$38,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2003	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB	14	0	1	1	0	0	3	9	0	0	$36,625.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2004	FIVB C&S
38	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	29	$8,700.00	Total	Total	121	1	5	3	4	15	36	30	19	8	$266,705.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2003-2004	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Goranson/Skarlund	11	Goranson/Hoidalen	22	21-16, 24-26, 15-8	0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Goranson/Hoidalen	22	21-17, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Hoidalen	22	Berg/Svensson	27	21-16, 21-15	0:46