Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008
(11) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 7 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 7 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool F Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (22) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool F Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (27, Q3) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Fri, 7/4/2008 Pool F Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Lost 17-21, 25-27 0:46
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (25, Q6) Lost 25-27, 14-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 45-25 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 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
Series tied with # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 3-3
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 21-19, 21-17 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 3-2
5/24/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-17, 21-17 0:42
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 # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 21-17, 27-25 0:46
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:59
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 14-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:57
Trail the series against # 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-2
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 13-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:08
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 # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 17-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:00
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Doppler/Gartmayer 25 21-18, 21-18 0:33
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 # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 17 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 13-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:03
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, Q2 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Insfran/Neto 22 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 27-25, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 5-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 25-23, 21-17 0:42
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 # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q1 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:57
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 21-17, 21-15 0:42
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 # Q4 Li/Zhou, China 3-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Li/Zhou 30, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Li/Zhou 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:39
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Li/Zhou 26 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 38 21-13, 21-19 0:42