Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011
(8) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Stein Metzger - 7th Did not play
2006 Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th
2007 Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th
2009 Sean Rosenthal - 9th Jake Gibb - 9th
2010 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 5 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 10 17th 200 US$7,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool Q Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (25) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:51
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool Q Casey Jennings / Kevin Wong, United States (24, Q9) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 8/5/2011 Pool Q Alexander Horst / Daniel Mullner, Austria (9) Won 23-25, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Fri, 8/5/2011 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 21-23, 19-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 51-47 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-17, 21-19 0:34
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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 5-13
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 23-21, 21-19 0:49
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
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
Series tied with # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 4-4
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-17, 21-7 0:34
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 # 6 Wu/Xu, China 7-6
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 Wu/Xu 8 15-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 9 Horst/Mullner, Austria 2-0
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool Q Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Horst/Mullner 9 23-25, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 Horst/Mullner 26, Q12 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Erdmann/Matysik 13 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 19-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:01
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Erdmann/Matysik 21 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 21-19, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-2
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Klemperer/Koreng 10 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:54
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 13 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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 # 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 # 18 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool J Barbosa/Marques 17, Q1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-12, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-2
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 18 21-17, 21-19 0:35
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 22-20, 23-21 0:42
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 # 20 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 # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 23, Q6 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Weingart 30 Gibb/Rosenthal 12 21-15, 22-20 0:35
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Laciga/Weingart 22 21-14, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 24, Q9 Jennings/Wong, United States 0-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool Q Jennings/Wong 24, Q9 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 21-11, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool Q Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Chevallier/Heyer 25 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 27, Q1 "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 # 28, Q10 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 # 29, Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Boersma/Spijkers 31 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 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 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Bockermann/Urbatzka 28, Q12 21-16, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Gibb/Rosenthal 12 Lario/Mesa 28 24-26, 23-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 4-1
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 21-19, 21-18 0:43
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 21-19, 21-15 0:44
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 # Q16 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 19 Redmann/Saxton 30, Q20 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # Q27 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Maia/Rosas 32 21-17, 21-19 0:36
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Maia/Rosas 17, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:36