Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(30, Q16) 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: 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
Resides: Oslo
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Jon Grydeland - 49th Did not play
2000 Jon Grydeland - 49th Iver Horrem - 25th
2001 Kjell Goranson - 37th Espen Goranson - 37th
2002 Kjell Goranson - 25th Espen Goranson - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 30 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q13 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q13 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q8 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open Q10 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 43 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 30, Q13 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 33 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 31 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q13 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q12 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 27, Q10 17 72 US$3,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (Q17) Won 21-15, 20-22, 16-14 0:55
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 3 Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (Q1) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool C Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (14) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool C Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (19) Lost 14-21, 11-21 0:34
Sat, 7/26/2003 Pool C Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (3) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 6-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-19, 21-17 0:36
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Goranson/Goranson 30 Laciga/Laciga 3 21-19, 21-18 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 13 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 # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Rogers/Scott 14 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Goranson/Goranson 30 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 18, Q4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/13/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider Q21 Goranson/Goranson Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Horrem/Maaseide 19 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-14, 21-11 0:34
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 # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q15 Goranson/Goranson Q18 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Gscheidle/Vesti 22, Q7 Goranson/Goranson Q10 21-13, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q17 21-15, 20-22, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # Q25 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Goranson/Goranson Q12 Esko/Tuominen Q53 21-19, 22-20 0:35
Trail the series against # Q31 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q45 Goranson/Goranson Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # Q32 Bourne/Lyne, Australia 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goranson/Goranson Q18 Bourne/Lyne Q47 21-11, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q35 Lisiecki/Plinski, Poland 1-0
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Goranson/Goranson Q13 Lisiecki/Plinski Q52 21-18, 21-16 0:37