Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005
(29, Q8) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Resides: Vienna
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Åland 2007)
Career Winnings: US$172,325.00
Bernhard Strauss
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Resides: Elsbethen
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB4600000021710101114 US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S400111000100000 US$7,500.00
Overall5000111021810101114 US$72,700.00
Previous Zagreb Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 30, Q12 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 26 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/8-11/2004 Croatia Challenger 2 3 48 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q15 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q20 41 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 29, Q19 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 22, Q3 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q19 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open Q22 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q19 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 31, Q16 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 5 4 42 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q22 41 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q18 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q25 41 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q22 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q30 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q24 33 18 US$0.00
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2005 Qualifier 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q40) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Wed, 6/8/2005 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q9) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 6/9/2005 Winner 1 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (4) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 11-15 1:02
Thu, 6/9/2005 Contender 1 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (13) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 7-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Conde/Salema 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Bobus/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
7/10/04FIVB C&SCroatia Challenger Contender 3 Gosch/Strauss 2 Bobus/Steinocher 13 21-6, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 23-21, 21-13 0:43
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 24 Gosch/Strauss 48 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q24 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # Q23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24
Lead the series against # Q24 Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-0
8/22/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 5 Grinbergs/Stals 14 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q25 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Dvorsky/Litva Q21 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q29 Kolar/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
7/9/04FIVB C&SCroatia Challenger Winner 2 Gosch/Strauss 2 Kolar/Rotrekl 18 21-19, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q40 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Biza/Kubala Q40 21-18, 22-20 0:44