Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Open
June 15 - 21, 2010
(15) 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: 176
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$516,121.05
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4800122312517411 US$264,150.00
Previous Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Alexander Horst - 25th Florian Gosch - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 13 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 12 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 13 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 16 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 7 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 20 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 14 13 180 US$4,250.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/17/2010 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Thu, 6/17/2010 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 0:56
Fri, 6/18/2010 Contender 2 Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (16) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:50
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst trail the series against the field 28-31
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 2 Gosch/Horst 15 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Gosch/Horst 14 22-20, 21-15 0:50
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 16 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:59
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-5
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 13 21-18, 21-14 0:39
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Gosch/Horst 9 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:07
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-13 0:41
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 20 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-19, 11-21, 15-9 0:52
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 11 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 19 Gosch/Horst 13 21-16, 21-16 0:40
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-16, 21-15 0:45
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 17 21-14, 21-16 0:35
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Klemperer/Koreng 7 Gosch/Horst 26 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-5
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 4 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 9 21-17, 21-15 0:39
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Gosch/Horst 20 21-13, 12-21, 15-10 0:48
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Gosch/Horst 30 21-18, 21-16 0:37
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Fijalek/Prudel 19 Gosch/Horst 14 10-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-16, 21-19 0:40
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Benes/Kubala 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 12 Barbosa/Cunha 14, Q8 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 Gosch/Horst 15 21-19, 23-21 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:44
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-18, 21-17 0:44
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 22-20, 21-15 0:46
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 Gosch/Horst 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 24-22, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gosch/Horst 7 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga 8 21-17, 22-20 0:38
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Bellaguarda/Laciga 7 Gosch/Horst 16 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-16, 21-7 0:42
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool L Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q16 Gosch/Horst 14 21-14, 13-21, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 30, Q24 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Gosch/Horst 14 Pastukhov/Semenov 30 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Series tied with # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-3
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 9 Lochhead/Pitman 24 21-15, 21-19 0:53
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 15 Gosch/Horst 18 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 1:06
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Lochhead/Pitman 10 Gosch/Horst 13 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:13
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 # Q5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 14 Redmann/VanHuizen 24, Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:01
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 9 Redmann/VanHuizen 21, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # Q7 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 13 Dugrip/Salvetti 19 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:59
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 # Q9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Erdmann/Matysik 28, Q10 21-15, 21-17 0:45
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Erdmann/Matysik 25 21-9, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 1:17
Trail the series against # Q15 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 Gosch/Horst 7 21-16, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gosch/Horst 15 Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 18 Hernandez/Villafane 26, Q5 21-10, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Gosch/Horst 23 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 21-15, 21-17 0:42