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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 9 - 12, 2008

(Q2) 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:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Xylokastro 1999)

Career Winnings:

US$62,344.21

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:

Tournaments:

226

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Rome 1997)

Career Winnings:

US$371,182.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	US$5,646.97
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	6	8	4	US$43,400.00
Overall	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	2	6	8	4	US$49,046.97

Previous St. Pölten Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q6	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q3	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	15, Q18	13	180	€ 1,200.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	21	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	19	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	21	25	50	US$1,600.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	38	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	27	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q16	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	32	9	320	US$8,000.00
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
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	11	17	160	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	31, Q15	25	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
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
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	12	9	240	€ 1,950.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/10/2008	Qualifier 2	Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q18)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 8-15	1:03

Head to Head Results
Goranson/Hoidalen lead the series against the field 5-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	15, Q18	Berger/Nowotny	Q2	21-17, 12-21, 15-8	1:00
Lead the series against # 6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/1/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Goranson/Hoidalen	31, Q15	Gosch/Horst	Q2	21-12, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Laciga/Schnider	28, Q6	Goranson/Hoidalen	21	21-11, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Fijalek/Prudel	32, Q43	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q6	16-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 14, Q7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 2-0
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Goranson/Hoidalen	15, Q18	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q15	21-17, 21-16	0:42
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q19	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q14	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q5 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q6	Indra/Wachter	Q27	21-14, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # Q18 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 0-1
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Cavaliere/Galli	Q18	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:03