Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011
(10) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Sean Rosenthal - 17th Jake Gibb - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 11 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 6 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 7, Q3 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 17 5th 360 US$9,100.00
Rome World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 6/13/2011 Pool J Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (34) Won 17-21, 24-22, 17-15 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake GibbTotal522140.3276611
 121830.2382001
 213600.4622200
 318710.3332410
Sean RosenthalTotal241530.50001613
 17400.5710502
 211720.4550611
 36410.5000500
Wed, 6/15/2011 Pool J Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (39) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake GibbTotal341730.4127421
 116830.3133221
 218900.5004200
Sean RosenthalTotal16940.3130903
 17410.4290203
 29530.2220700
Thu, 6/16/2011 Pool J Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (15) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:33
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake GibbTotal301260.2002011
 114440.0001001
 216820.3751010
Sean RosenthalTotal12720.4170624
 17320.1430322
 25400.8000302
Fri, 6/17/2011 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake GibbTotal371070.0811410
 116440.0000110
 221630.1431300
Sean RosenthalTotal221130.36401504
 17410.4290403
 215720.33301101
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Jake Gibb15360200.261161453
Sean Rosenthal7442120.405046314
Total227102320.3081660817
Opponents233118390.3391082717
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Stein Metzger - 13th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Casey Patterson - 17th Phil Dalhausser - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Casey Patterson - 5th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Taylor Crabb - 17th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Taylor Crabb - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 14 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 23 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 10 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 44-38 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 5-11
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 21-14, 21-18 0:42
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 21-18, 24-22 0:44
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-16, 16-21, 16-14 1:02
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-18, 16-21, 18-16 1:05
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 11-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:51
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 21-14, 18-21, 15-8 1:00
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-14, 23-21 0:46
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-14, 21-8 0:34
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:07
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 21-15, 21-18 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 21-17, 21-15 0:35
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-17, 11-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 4-3
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-11 0:36
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-9 0:34
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 1:07
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
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:56
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 19 Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 22-20, 22-20 0:43
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Klemperer/Koreng 7 23-25, 21-18, 18-16 1:11
Series tied with # 6 Wu/Xu, China 6-6
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 13-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Wu/Xu 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 29-27, 22-20 0:53
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Wu/Xu 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Wu/Xu 10 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:05
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gavira/Herrera 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 21-18, 21-17 0:37
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-16, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Benes/Kubala 23 21-18, 17-21, 15-6 0:56
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 17 21-12, 21-14 0:37
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 15 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Plavins/Smedins 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 21-15, 21-19 0:33
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Plavins/Smedins 14 21-17, 18-21, 20-18 0:57
Trail the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:59
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 27-29, 23-21, 19-17 1:17
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 30-28, 21-19 0:54
Trail the series against # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Erdmann/Matysik 21 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 21-19, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 25 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Ces/Ces 18 21-19, 21-19 0:40
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 21-18, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 30 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-19, 21-19 0:44
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 31 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-3
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-18, 21-17 0:43
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 # 34 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Jaani/Vesik 34 17-21, 24-22, 17-15 0:52
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Jaani/Vesik 26, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 35 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 21-19, 9-21, 15-9 0:49
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 39 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Bogatov/Prokopiev 39 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 40 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Laciga/Weingart 22 21-14, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 44 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Doppler/Mellitzer 22 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Doppler/Mellitzer 32 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 25-23, 13-21, 15-13 1:03
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Doppler/Mellitzer 31, Q12 21-13, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 45 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 48 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Abreu/Silva 47 21-12, 21-10 0:30