Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(32) Kjell Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, 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: 12
Tournaments: 93
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$55,635.00
Vegard Hoidalen
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 10, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Skien
Resides: Skien
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 192
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 1998)
Career Winnings: US$318,105.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB25000000205684 US$43,400.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Iver Horrem - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2000 Iver Horrem - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2001 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 5th
2002 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 5th
2003 Espen Goranson - 25th Jorre Kjemperud - 9th
2004 Tarjei Skarlund - 9th Jorre Kjemperud - 17th
2005 Martin Engvik - 41st Terje Oevergaard - 17th
2006 Espen Goranson - 41st Terje Oevergaard - 32nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q12 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q19 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 31, Q15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q11 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 31, Q15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q29 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q24 33 40 US$0.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 10-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool A Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (16) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:41
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool A Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17, Q1) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:36
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (9) Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (7) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen trail the series against the field 5-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Goranson/Hoidalen 32 Rego/Santos 1 10-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-18, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 14-21, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Series tied with # 15, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23, Q3 Goranson/Hoidalen Q19 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 1:08
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q9 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 1:07
Trail the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q7 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Gosch/Horst Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q8 Goranson/Hoidalen Q24 21-16, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen Q11 21-15, 26-28, 16-14 1:31
Lead the series against # Q22 Ontiveros/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 Ontiveros/Ontiveros Q18 21-13, 22-20 0:41