Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(10) Florian Gosch/Alexander Horst, 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
Alexander Horst
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Resides: Vienna
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 175
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$515,621.05
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4800122312517411 US$264,150.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Simon Nausch - 57th Did not play
2002 Bernhard Strauss - 37th Did not play
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Did not play
2004 Nikolas Berger - 25th Sebastian Goettlinger - Country Quota
2005 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Sebastian Goettlinger - 41st
2006 Bernhard Strauss - 17th Sebastian Goettlinger - 9th
2007 Alexander Horst - 17th Florian Gosch - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 17 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q3 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 30 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 26 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 26 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 14 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 19 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 13 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 8 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 11 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 10 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 18 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 12 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q7 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q10 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q5 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 23 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 25, Q5 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q2 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 15, Q3 25 60 US$2,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (23, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (26) Won 25-23, 21-16 0:50
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool G Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (7) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:52
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 17-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-16, 21-16 0:44
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 18 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:54
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Marques/Solberg 7 Gosch/Horst 26 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 8 Gosch/Horst 26 21-16, 21-18 0:39
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Marques/Solberg 4 Gosch/Horst 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 4 Gosch/Horst 11 27-25, 21-16 0:53
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 5 Marques/Solberg 2 Gosch/Horst 12 21-19, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 25-23 0:48
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Gosch/Horst 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-2
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Metzger/Williams 7 Gosch/Horst 10 22-20, 21-17 0:52
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-5
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 Gosch/Horst 17 19-21, 21-11, 22-20 1:09
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-14 0:51
8/19/07FIVBAland Open Bronze Medal Gosch/Horst 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 21-13, 17-21, 16-14 1:02
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:40
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Gosch/Horst 23 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 21 Gosch/Horst 30 21-12, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 26 Matysik/Uhmann 23 25-23, 21-18 0:54
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Matysik/Uhmann 26, Q15 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 1:07
Series tied with # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Gosch/Horst 30 Araujo/Magalhaes 19 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:08
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Gosch/Horst 23 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Series tied with # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-13 0:49
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 1:04
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-19 0:46
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 17 Amore/Lione 16 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 16 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 17 Dyachenko/Kulinich 15, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Gosch/Horst 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 25-23, 21-16 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 21-16, 21-12 0:44
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg Q23 21-18, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 23 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-15, 21-17 0:42