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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008

(Q30) Grant Goldschmidt/Gershon Rorich, South Africa

Grant Goldschmidt
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cape Town

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Kampong Speu 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$8,243.70

Gershon Rorich
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cape Town

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

99 kg (218 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Athens 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$6,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	US$0.00

Previous Barcelona Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	Q36	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q41	57th	6	US$0.00

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 1	Matteo La Rocca / Ottavio Ucci, Italy (Q35)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:32

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Grant Goldschmidt												Gershon Rorich
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	$6,200.00
4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
27	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	$8,150.00	Total	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	$6,200.00

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
2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Grant Goldschmidt													Gershon Rorich
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$700.00
											1998	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	7	$4,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	Total	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	13	$6,200.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2007-2008	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0-0	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Goldschmidt/Rorich 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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Shiratori	Q4	Goldschmidt/Rorich	Q36	21-17, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q25 Berntsen/Hellum, Norway 1-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 1	Goldschmidt/Rorich	Q36	Berntsen/Hellum	Q29	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # Q35 La Rocca/Ucci, Italy 0-1
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	La Rocca/Ucci	Q35	Goldschmidt/Rorich	Q30	21-16, 21-16	0:32