Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(Q4) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
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 (Ă…land 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 9/8-10/2005 Madeira Challenger 3 5 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 27, Q5 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 26, Q2 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 32 17 112 US$4,750.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/19/2005 Qualifier 1 Andi Ardiansyam / Supriadi Supriadi, Indonesia (Q29) Won 21-9, 14-21, 15-8 0:46
Wed, 10/19/2005 Qualifier 2 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (30, Q13) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 8-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 6 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 21-13, 21-14 0:39
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 2 Gosch/Strauss 3 21-19, 24-22 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24
Trail the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Gosch/Strauss 46 31-29, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 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 # 23 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 # 25, Q9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 24, Q6 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 21-19, 24-22 0:52
Trail the series against # 26 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 # 28 Polte/Schoen, Germany 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 Gosch/Strauss Q18 26-24, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 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 # 30, Q13 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Dugrip 30, Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Cadieux/Heese 10 25-23, 23-25, 15-13 1:13
Lead the series against # Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 27, Q5 Gscheidle/Schnider 22 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q22 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q2 Ellingson/Montgomery Q15 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q29 Ardiansyam/Supriadi, Indonesia 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q4 Ardiansyam/Supriadi Q29 21-9, 14-21, 15-8 0:46