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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 18, 2004

(22, Q7) Kjell Goranson/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway

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

Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alesund

Resides:

Stavanger

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

148

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$286,217.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	3	1	US$27,250.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,000.00
Overall	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	1	3	1	US$28,250.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Iver Horrem - 57th	Did not play
1999	Iver Horrem - 57th	Ronny Berntsen - 57th
2000	Iver Horrem - 41st	Did not play
2001	Espen Goranson - 41st	Jon Grydeland - 57th
2002	Espen Goranson - 37th	Did not play
2003	Did not play	Jarle Huseby - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	Q9	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	25	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q16	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	Q12	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	16, Q2	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	26, Q15	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	31, Q17	13	108	US$4,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/14/2004	Qualifier 2	Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (Q10)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Thu, 7/15/2004	Winner 1	Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (11)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:44
Thu, 7/15/2004	Contender 1	John Child / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (27)	Lost 15-21, 21-17, 12-15	1:01

Head to Head Results
Goranson/Skarlund trail the series against the field 7-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Insfran	2	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Goranson/Skarlund	25	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	31-29, 16-21, 28-26	1:21
Series tied with # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Goranson/Skarlund	22, Q7	21-17, 23-21	0:44
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	22-20, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Fonoimoana/Wong	8	Goranson/Skarlund	25	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Rogers/Scott	5	Goranson/Skarlund	25	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	22-20, 22-24, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 19 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 21, Q4 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	31-29, 21-23, 15-12	1:23
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berger/Doppler	21, Q1	Goranson/Skarlund	Q16	26-24, 21-19	0:52
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 2	Goranson/Skarlund	31, Q17	Berger/Doppler	17	21-19, 23-25, 16-14	1:10
Trail the series against # 25 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	24, Q1	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 27 Child/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Child/Leinemann	27	Goranson/Skarlund	22, Q7	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	28, Q8	Goranson/Skarlund	Q9	21-18, 18-21, 20-18	1:08
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Luna/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Skarlund	26, Q15	Luna/Mesa	Q18	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # Q9 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Goranson/Skarlund	Q16	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q17	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Skarlund	22, Q7	Cadieux/VanHuizen	Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Trail the series against # Q18 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	30, Q21	Goranson/Skarlund	Q12	21-18, 25-27, 15-9	1:06