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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 20 - 25, 2010

(6) 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:

175

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$515,621.05

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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Bernhard Strauss - 41st	Did not play
2004	Bernhard Strauss - 33rd	Did not play
2006	Bernhard Strauss - 17th	Did not play
2007	Alexander Horst - 13th	Florian Gosch - 13th
2008	Alexander Horst - 13th	Florian Gosch - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	18	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	20	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	15	17	120	US$2,800.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/22/2010	Winner 1	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (27, Q10)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:00
Thu, 7/22/2010	Winner 2	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 20-18	1:13
Fri, 7/23/2010	Winner 3	Andrey Maryshev / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (30, Q21)	Won 29-27, 21-16	0:59
Fri, 7/23/2010	Winner 4	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (2)	Lost 21-15, 18-21, 8-15	0:56
Sat, 7/24/2010	Contender 6	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (22)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:46
Sat, 7/24/2010	Semi-Finals	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (8)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:46
Sun, 7/25/2010	Bronze Medal	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3)	Lost 20-22, 17-21	0:51

Head to Head Results
Gosch/Horst lead the series against the field 30-25

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-5
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Gosch/Horst	13	21-18, 21-14	0:39
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 22-20	0:43
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Gosch/Horst	9	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	1:07
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	18	21-17, 21-13	0:41
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	20	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:52
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	11	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Wu/Xu, China 1-5
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	2	Gosch/Horst	6	15-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:56
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Gosch/Horst	20	Wu/Xu	4	21-17, 21-15	0:42
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	19	Gosch/Horst	13	21-16, 21-16	0:40
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	24	21-16, 21-15	0:45
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	17	21-14, 21-16	0:35
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/25/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Bronze Medal	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Gosch/Horst	6	22-20, 21-17	0:51
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool L	Fijalek/Prudel	19	Gosch/Horst	14	10-21, 21-13, 22-20	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-16, 21-7	0:42
Series tied with # 8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Plavins/Smedins	8	Gosch/Horst	6	21-14, 21-19	0:46
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Gosch/Horst	15	Plavins/Smedins	31, Q21	21-18, 21-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Ces, France 3-2
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	20	Gosch/Horst	13	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:11
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Ces/Ces	20	21-11, 27-25	0:46
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Ces/Ces	30, Q8	Gosch/Horst	19	21-18, 21-19	0:55
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	11	Ces/Ces	28	21-17, 21-15	0:45
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Ces/Ces	Q10	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/29/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Gosch/Horst	13	Benes/Kubala	20	21-16, 21-19	0:40
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	13	Benes/Kubala	20	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	15	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	21-17, 21-18	0:44
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	Gosch/Horst	12	21-18, 21-17	0:44
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	16	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15	22-20, 21-15	0:46
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	11	Gosch/Horst	8	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-4
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool L	Gosch/Horst	14	Heuscher/Heyer	19	14-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	1:08
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
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 4-0
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Gosch/Horst	15	Hoyer/Soderberg	18	19-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:59
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Gosch/Horst	10	Hoyer/Soderberg	26	25-23, 21-16	0:50
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Gosch/Horst	12	Hoyer/Soderberg	27, Q6	21-16, 21-12	0:44
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q23	21-18, 21-15	0:52
Series tied with # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	24-22, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Gosch/Horst	7	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	Gosch/Horst	14	21-19, 9-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 3-1
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Gosch/Horst	6	Bellaguarda/Laciga	22	21-19, 21-18	0:46
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Gosch/Horst	6	Bellaguarda/Laciga	22	19-21, 21-18, 20-18	1:13
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	12	Bellaguarda/Laciga	8	21-17, 22-20	0:38
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Laciga	7	Gosch/Horst	16	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 24 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	14	Redmann/VanHuizen	24, Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:01
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	9	Redmann/VanHuizen	21, Q5	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	1:05
Lead the series against # 25 Casadei/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Gosch/Horst	18	Casadei/Nicolai	31	21-16, 25-23	0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	6	Bockermann/Urbatzka	27, Q10	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 28 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool L	Gosch/Horst	14	Pastukhov/Semenov	30	21-19, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Maryshev/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Gosch/Horst	6	Maryshev/Yutvalin	30, Q21	29-27, 21-16	0:59
Trail the series against # Q5 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Maia/Rosas	23, Q14	Gosch/Horst	7	21-16, 21-14	0:40