Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(7) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States
 
Jake Gibb
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bountiful, UT
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$825,687.50
Sean Rosenthal
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$630,300.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB634533142152132 US$731,300.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 13 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 18 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 14 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (26) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (23) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:27
Fri, 5/16/2008 Winner 3 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:53
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 4 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (20, Q13) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 38-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-3
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 24-22, 21-18 0:48
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Dalhausser/Rogers 8 21-18, 21-13 0:44
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 17 Gibb/Rosenthal 12 21-18, 23-21 0:48
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 13 Gibb/Rosenthal 20 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 17-21, 18-16 1:10
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 21-16, 18-21, 18-16 1:02
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Gold Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Rego/Santos 2 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:13
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 22-20 0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 3-1
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-19, 21-15 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Wu/Xu 7 21-15, 21-14 0:39
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Wu/Xu 6 21-16, 21-17 0:39
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 30-28, 21-19 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 21-17, 21-17 0:44
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 15-21, 23-21, 20-18 1:16
7/30/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-11, 21-17 0:44
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-18, 23-21 0:47
Series tied with # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-19, 22-20 0:45
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 3-2
5/11/08FIVBPrague Open Gold Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Brink/Dieckmann 11 21-13, 23-21 0:47
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Brink/Dieckmann 14 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:04
10/1/06FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 21-17, 21-19 0:43
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:06
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 24-22, 21-18 0:51
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 19-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:04
Series tied with # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Cunha/Neto 2 18-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:07
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 17-21, 21-14, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Laciga/Schnider 15 17-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-3
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Boersma/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 11-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:01
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Herrera/Mesa 13 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 21-15, 21-10 0:36
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 16 By Forfeit  
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 27-25, 21-15 0:45
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-17, 21-14 0:43
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-15, 21-19 0:42
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q8 17-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Kais/Vesik 20 23-21, 21-14 0:39
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23 21-11, 21-12 0:27
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 21-16, 21-16 0:40
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Rosenthal 12 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q15 21-17, 21-12 0:39
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 21-15, 21-11 0:37
Series tied with # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 22-20, 21-18 0:48
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Li/Zhou 26 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 38 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Cadieux/Heese 22 22-20, 21-14 0:44
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Cadieux/Heese 25 22-20, 16-21, 16-14 1:05
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Cadieux/Heese 21 21-18, 21-14 0:55