Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(32) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
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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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Simon Nausch - 57th Dietmar Maderbock - 57th
2002 Bernhard Strauss - 37th Florian Gosch - 37th
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
2004 Nikolas Berger - 25th Felix Blauel - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam Q18 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q7 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q3 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 46 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 30, Q12 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 29, Q8 25 40 US$2,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:46
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 1 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (16) Won 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 2 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (15) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 7-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 21-17, 21-19 0:46
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool C Rogers/Scott 14 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q5 21-18, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 46 Berger/Doppler 19 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Gosch/Strauss 32 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 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 # 20 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 # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Trail the series against # 31, Q9 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
Trail the series against Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q20 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-15, 23-25, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # Q28 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q11 Wu/Yin Q22 17-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:51
Lead the series against # Q30 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/10/04FIVB C&SCroatia Challenger Contender 5 Gosch/Strauss 2 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 1 21-13, 21-11 0:25