Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 World of TUI Open de Mallorca
September 3 - 7, 2003
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 Mallorca Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kjell Goranson - 17th Espen Goranson - 17th
2002 Kjell Goranson - 41st Espen Goranson - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 7 9 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 30, Q16 25 30 US$2,000.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/3/2003 Country Quota Martin Engvik / Ole Martin Kleivenes, Norway (Q31) Lost 21-12, 15-21, 13-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Goranson trail the series against the field 7-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19, Q6 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 # 20 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 # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Horrem/Maaseide 19 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 32 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/21/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Pool F Goranson/Goranson 7 Beligratis/Michalopoulos 6 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q15 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-2
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Pimponi/Raffaelli 19 Goranson/Goranson 43 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:54
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # Q19 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 # Q22 Fenili/Galli, Italy 0-1
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Fenili/Galli 13 Goranson/Goranson 7 22-20, 19-21, 21-19 1:11
Lead the series against # Q24 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson Q13 Babich/Khudoley Q20 9-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Series tied with # Q31 Engvik/Kleivenes, Norway 1-1
9/3/03FIVBSpain Open Country Quota Engvik/Kleivenes Q31 Goranson/Goranson 12-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:44
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Country Quota Goranson/Goranson Q13 Engvik/Kleivenes 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # Q33 Olesen/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Olesen/Soderberg Q40 Goranson/Goranson Q8 21-17, 21-18 0:35