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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001

(27, Q10) Espen Goranson/Kjell Goranson, Norway

Espen Goranson
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1968 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Borum

Resides:

Oslo

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

Kjell Arne Goranson
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baerum

Resides:

Oslo

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$55,635.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	3	11	1	US$12,300.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	3	11	1	US$13,200.00

Previous Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	Q12	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	43	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	Q12	37	22	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	Q18	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q21	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	29	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	Q18	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	Q22	41	14	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway 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
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Goranson/Goranson	27, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	6	By Forfeit
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy 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
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain 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
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain 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
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain 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
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal 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
9/12/01	FIVB	Spain 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
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain 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
9/12/01	FIVB	Spain 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
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 8	Goranson/Goranson	27, Q10	Ingeborgrud/Loberg	Q24	21-16, 21-13	0:30