Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 7, 2019
(35) Mirco Gerson/Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland
 
Mirco Gerson
Switzerland
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 29, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Belp
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)
Career Winnings: US$159,856.10
Adrian Heidrich
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Kloten
Height: 207 cm (6'9")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 93
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$103,101.18
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB3511112010010612 US$131,826.14
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 21, Q2 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 24 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 21 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 23 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 12 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 17 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 20, Q2 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 8 9th 600 US$8,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool K Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter, Canada (14) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Mon, 7/1/2019 Pool K Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (11) Lost 19-21, 23-25 0:46
Wed, 7/3/2019 Pool K Lammel Romo / Ignacio Zavala, Chile (38) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 1 Adrian Carambula / Enrico Rossi, Italy (45) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:27
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Philip Gabathuler - 9th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Adrian Heidrich - 17th Mirco Gerson - 17th
2025World ChampionshipsAdelaide Did not play Jonathan Jordan - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 35 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
World Tour Finals100000010000 $8,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400001020010 $32,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2200001070750 $65,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star611110000100 $19,700.00
Total351111201001060 $131,700.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mirco Gerson Adrian Heidrich
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
2000001100 $9,000.00 World Championships2000000100 $5,900.00
1000001000 $4,000.00 World Tour Finals1000001000 $4,000.00
340010166100 $92,625.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam21000015440 $25,500.00
330010181370 $41,450.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open53000141411161 $55,675.00
12112111300 $12,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star15213121300 $11,300.00
1000001000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
2010010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
87124141825170 $159,575.00 Total93213272120201 $102,375.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2018FIVB1200110030322 $37,000.00 291861.7 %
2019FIVB700001010320 $27,000.00 101441.7 %
TotalFIVB1900111040642 $64,000.00 393254.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mirco Gerson  Adrian Heidrich
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
3000000030 $5,250.00 2012FIVB          
1010000000 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC          
5000000113 $2,525.00 2013FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
11002003411 $46,700.00 2014FIVB          
10000002422 $21,600.00 2015FIVB1000000001 $0.00
11000001334 $13,000.00 2016FIVB7000000025 $800.00
6000011112 $4,400.00 2017FIVB4000010003 $250.00
12001103322 $18,500.00 2018FIVB13001103422 $18,500.00
7000011320 $13,500.00 2019FIVB7000011320 $13,500.00
690131312201514 $125,475.00 TotalTotal320011247611 $33,050.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall46 69.7% 9 13.6% 11 16.7% 55-11 83.3% 14 23.3% 14 23.3% 32 53.3% 14-46 23.3% 46-32 59.0% 23-25 47.9% 00 69-57 54.8%
2018-201932 66.7% 7 14.6% 9 18.8% 39-9 81.3% 10 24.4% 9 22.0% 22 53.7% 10-31 24.4% 32-22 59.3% 17-18 48.6% 00 49-40 55.1%
Against the Field17 65.4% 3 11.5% 6 23.1% 20-6 76.9% 4 10.0% 11 27.5% 25 62.5% 4-36 10.0% 34-50 40.5% 14-34 29.2% 00 24-42 36.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012010000000013
World Championships000021000100000022
World Tour Finals000011001100000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam002062001300000095
Challenge/Four Star/Open00921822006150000003339
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0032800070221111226
Total0014436280115202211116957
Head to Head Results
Gerson/Heidrich trail the series against the field 10-24 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool D Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 Mol/Sorum 13 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 3 Gerson/Heidrich 21, Q2 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 5 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool G Gerson/Heidrich 10 Leshukov/Semenov 7, Q1 21-19, 23-21 0:38
5/6/18FIVBMersin Three Star Semi-Finals Leshukov/Semenov 21, Q1 Gerson/Heidrich 23, Q2 19-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 5 Gerson/Heidrich 8 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool D Crabb/Gibb 13, Q1 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q2 21-13, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gerson/Heidrich 17 21-19, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 12 Gerson/Heidrich 21 24-22, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-4
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Gerson/Heidrich 35 21-19, 25-23 0:46
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Gerson/Heidrich 21, Q2 21-9, 21-19 0:33
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Gerson/Heidrich 24 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:42
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 11 Gerson/Heidrich 22, Q2 22-20, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 12 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-1
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool A Thole/Wickler 16 Gerson/Heidrich 17 23-21, 25-23 0:46
3/6/18FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 2 Gerson/Heidrich 31, Q27 Thole/Wickler Q22 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 13 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool A Bourne/Crabb 17 Gerson/Heidrich 16 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Gerson/Heidrich 35 Pedlow/Schachter 14 21-19, 21-18 0:39
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool C Gerson/Heidrich 30, Q21 Pedlow/Schachter 14 21-15, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool B Kantor/Losiak 2 Gerson/Heidrich 31, Q27 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Gerson/Heidrich 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 21-15, 23-21 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Cerutti/Filho 23, Q2 Gerson/Heidrich 21 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Gerson/Heidrich 17 Doppler/Horst 12 21-17, 22-20 0:39
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool C Gerson/Heidrich 30, Q21 Doppler/Horst 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 24 Felipe/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool G Felipe/Solberg 10 Gerson/Heidrich 23 21-17, 24-26, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 27 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool B Caminati/Ranghieri 18, Q1 Gerson/Heidrich 31, Q27 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 28 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-2
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Gerson/Heidrich 12 Perusic/Schweiner 9 23-21, 21-13 0:33
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 8 Gerson/Heidrich 22, Q2 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 29, Q11 Gerson/Heidrich 30, Q21 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 29 Allen/Slick, United States 0-1
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Allen/Slick 25, Q5 Gerson/Heidrich 24 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:45
Trail the series against # 30 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 32 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool D Seidl/Waller 29, Q13 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 38 Romo/Zavala, Chile 1-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Gerson/Heidrich 35 Romo/Zavala 38 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 40 Gomez/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Gerson/Heidrich 8 Gomez/Rangel 25, Q10 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 45 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Carambula/Rossi 45 Gerson/Heidrich 35 21-11, 21-13 0:27