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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009

(14) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

177

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$519,371.05

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	1	2	2	3	12	5	17	4	1	1	US$264,150.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	19	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	13	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	13	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	24	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	10	17	160	US$5,100.00
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

Rome Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2009	Winner 1	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (19)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:46
Thu, 5/14/2009	Winner 2	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009	Contender 2	Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (29)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
Fri, 5/15/2009	Contender 3	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 9-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Gosch/Horst	14	21-12, 21-18	0:42
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Gosch/Horst	19	25-23, 21-19	0:50
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Gosch/Horst	8	21-16, 21-16	0:44
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gosch/Horst	18	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Gosch/Horst	26	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-4
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	20	Gosch/Horst	19	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:56
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Gosch/Horst	24	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-11, 21-19	0:39
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	14	Gosch/Horst	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:04
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Gosch/Horst	11	18-21, 21-13, 17-15	1:04
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool T	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Gosch/Horst	18	24-22, 21-18	0:46
Series tied with # 13 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-2
8/31/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Bronze Medal	Lochhead/Pitman	10	Gosch/Horst	13	21-19, 22-24, 15-12	1:13
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Gosch/Horst	10	21-15, 21-19	0:46
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gosch/Horst	27, Q3	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	14	Lario/Mesa	19	21-19, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	Gosch/Horst	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 29 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	14	Horrem/Maaseide	29	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	16	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
8/18/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Gosch/Horst	24	22-20, 21-17	0:54
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Gosch/Horst	30	Araujo/Magalhaes	19	12-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:08
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Gosch/Horst	23	21-18, 21-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q1 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	13	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	21-19, 21-18	0:50