European Championship Tour
€ 87,000 Spanish Open
September 9 - 12, 2004
Espen Goranson/Vegard Hoidalen, Norway
 
Espen Goranson
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1968 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Borum
Resides: Oslo
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 5th (CEV Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$10,952.06
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: 226
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Rome 1997)
Career Winnings: US$371,182.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV10000100000 US$2,756.48
FIVB10000000010 US$3,000.00
Overall20000100010 US$5,756.48
Previous Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Spanish Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool C Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 1:09
Fri, 9/10/2004 Pool C Fabio Galli / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy Won 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Sat, 9/11/2004 Pool C Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:40
Sat, 9/11/2004 Winner 1 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic Lost 12-21, 21-13, 8-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Goranson/Hoidalen Arkaev/Barsuk 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 1:09
Trail the series against Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 0-1
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Benes/Benes Goranson/Hoidalen 21-12, 13-21, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Goranson/Hoidalen Galli/Raffaelli 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Pool C Herrera/Mesa Goranson/Hoidalen 22-20, 21-12 0:40