Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(15) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Gernot Leitner - 57th
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 33rd Florian Gosch - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q6 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 20, Q4 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 18 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q2 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q3 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 22, Q6 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 20 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 26, Q8 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q4 33 20 US$0.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (18, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:50
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 21-19, 8-21, 10-15 0:58
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 11-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Strauss 15 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gosch/Strauss 15 19-21, 21-8, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gosch/Strauss 18 21-16, 21-13 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 10 Gosch/Strauss 20 21-17, 22-20 0:33
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Gosch/Strauss 18 21-9, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q6 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-2
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Amore/Fenili 29 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 13-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:57
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Amore/Fenili 13 Gosch/Strauss 20 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:08
Lead the series against # 17 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 18 Bosma/Lario 15 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 15 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Gosch/Strauss 18 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 21-14, 21-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q1 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 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 21-14, 28-26 0:49
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Gosch/Strauss 20 Nishimura/Shiratori 29, Q7 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 31, Q28 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg Q63 Gosch/Strauss Q2 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # Q5 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
Series tied with # Q16 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Biza/Kubala Q30 Gosch/Strauss Q3 21-16, 20-22, 18-16 1:03
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Biza/Kubala Q40 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 Hofer/Kruger, Canada 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q6 Hofer/Kruger Q27 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q29 Hakala/Hakala, Finland 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q3 Hakala/Hakala Q35 21-11, 21-23, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # Q30 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss 20, Q4 Desiderio/Patriarca Q36 21-17, 21-18 0:43