Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 2009
(16) 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 Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 23 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 15 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 13 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 7 5th 0 US$0.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (17) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Lost 21-23, 13-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 28-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 2-2
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 23-21, 21-13 0:46
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-18, 21-16 0:47
5/31/09FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 13-21, 24-22, 15-9 1:00
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Marques 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-16, 24-26, 15-9 0:58
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-3
8/18/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-4
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-14, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
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 # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Klemperer/Koreng 7 23-25, 21-18, 18-16 1:11
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
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-4
5/30/09FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 12 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:56
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:06
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 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
Trail the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 30-28, 21-19 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-17, 22-20 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Heuscher/Heyer 20 29-31, 24-22, 15-12 1:15
Lead the series against # 17 Li/Xu, China 2-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Li/Xu 17 21-18, 21-14 0:45
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Li/Xu 17 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Asahi/Shiratori 19 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
Series tied with # 24 "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 # 25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 46, Q6 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Babich/Mykhaylov 32, Q17 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Solberg 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # Q22 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Abreu/Silva 47 21-12, 21-10 0:30