Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014
(1) Phil Dalhausser/Sean Rosenthal, United States
 
Phil Dalhausser
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 26, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Baden, Switzerland
Height: 205 cm (6'9")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 131
Career Wins: 38
Career Winnings: US$1,343,400.00
Sean Rosenthal
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1980 (45 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
Awards
  • Best Blocker 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017
  • Most Improved Player 2006
  • Best Hitter 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Best Offensive Player 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017
  • Sportsperson 2008
  • Best Setter 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Most Outstanding 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017
  • Team of the Year 2010 (with Todd Rogers)
  • Tour Champion 2010 (with Todd Rogers)
  • Best Server 2014
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2006
  • Most Outstanding 2012
  • Team of the Year 2012 (with Jake Gibb)
  • Tour Champion 2012 (with Jake Gibb)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB206110305031 US$455,700.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Sean Rosenthal - 1st Phil Dalhausser - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 1 2nd 720 US$52,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 2 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 1 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 5 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 4 1st 800 US$33,000.00
ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool A Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (32, Q11) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:41
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool A Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool A Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (16) Won 17-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 2 Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (15, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:43
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 3 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (10) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Sat, 7/26/2014 Semi-Finals Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (16) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:38
Sun, 7/27/2014 Gold Medal Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (2) Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-9 1:00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1751103030310 $421,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open210000010000 $23,000.00
Total2061103050310 $455,700.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Phil Dalhausser Sean Rosenthal
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4100012000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000020000 $0.00
7101032000 $84,500.00 World Championships4000012100 $23,500.00
4110010100 $87,500.00 World Tour Finals          
6820873128730 $852,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam64742212111860 $471,275.00
471476447140 $313,950.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open33322149540 $131,075.00
1100000000 $5,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star6000011210 $4,450.00
13138161472119970 $1,343,400.00 Total10910643202326110 $630,300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB830001030100 $122,700.00 36881.8 %
2014FIVB831101010100 $294,000.00 42785.7 %
TotalFIVB1661102040200 $416,700.00 781583.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Phil Dalhausser  Sean Rosenthal
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2003FIVB1000000010 $1,750.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2004FIVB1000000001 $0.00
3000010020 $11,250.00 2005FIVB          
6111002100 $49,350.00 2006FIVB6120011010 $53,225.00
6111020100 $68,250.00 2007FIVB6000022200 $26,950.00
7412000000 $94,000.00 2008FIVB9100133100 $42,650.00
5201110000 $72,950.00 2009FIVB6001004100 $24,975.00
12911100000 $193,850.00 2010FIVB10000043300 $40,850.00
12432021000 $144,200.00 2011FIVB14011032610 $56,950.00
9202202100 $80,700.00 2012FIVB12221232000 $120,050.00
9310013100 $72,350.00 2013FIVB8300013100 $61,350.00
8311011100 $147,000.00 2014FIVB8311011100 $147,000.00
7829911489530 $934,900.00 TotalTotal811064318211531 $575,750.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall68 81.9% 9 10.8% 6 7.2% 77-6 92.8% 9 34.6% 6 23.1% 11 42.3% 9-17 34.6% 68-11 86.1% 18-12 60.0% 10 87-23 79.1%
2013-201465 82.3% 9 11.4% 5 6.3% 74-5 93.7% 9 40.9% 5 22.7% 8 36.4% 9-13 40.9% 65-8 89.0% 18-10 64.3% 10 84-18 82.4%
Against the Field39 83.0% 3 6.4% 5 10.6% 42-5 89.4% 8 38.1% 5 23.8% 8 38.1% 8-13 38.1% 78-14 84.8% 22-20 52.4% 10 51-17 75.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000030001100000041
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000429001996110517320
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000510031100010102
Total000050100023117110618723
Head to Head Results
Dalhausser/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 47-13 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
7/27/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Fijalek/Prudel 2 22-24, 21-17, 15-9 1:00
7/20/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Gold Medal Fijalek/Prudel 6 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:59
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 14 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 21-16, 21-16 0:36
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-1
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-17, 32-30 0:51
7/13/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:38
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-2
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:46
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 18-21, 21-19, 15-12  
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/23/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 3-0
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Doherty/Lucena 16, Q2 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Doherty/Lucena 16, Q2 23-21, 21-12 0:37
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Doherty/Lucena 17, Q1 21-9, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 19-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:50
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 5 21-18, 24-22 0:43
7/27/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Gavira/Herrera 14 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Gavira/Herrera 30, Q20 21-19, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 4-2
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Filho/Santos 8 21-15, 21-12 0:35
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Filho/Santos 14 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 5 Filho/Santos 4 21-14, 21-12 0:34
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Filho/Santos 10 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 21-18, 21-17 0:40
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 12 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Filho/Santos 14 19-21, 26-24, 20-18 1:03
Series tied with # 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 3-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Gibb/Patterson 11 21-13, 21-11 0:32
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-16, 21-19 0:55
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Gibb/Patterson 4 23-21, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 17 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-15, 21-16 0:35
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 24-22, 21-11 0:37
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-0
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Felipe/Goncalves 15, Q1 21-18, 21-15 0:43
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Felipe/Goncalves 12 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 4-0
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 21-13, 21-12 0:38
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 17-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 By Forfeit  
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 19, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Bockermann/Urbatzka 17 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Bockermann/Urbatzka 13 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 15 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Dyachenko/Sidorenko 14 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 22-20, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 4-0
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-18, 21-18 0:36
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 16-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:51
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 23-21, 21-15 0:39
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 21-14, 21-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-0
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Kapa/McHugh 19 21-13, 21-17 0:37
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Kapa/McHugh 19 26-24, 21-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Ranghieri/Tomatis 17 21-13, 21-16 0:35
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Ranghieri/Tomatis 17 21-15, 21-6 0:31
Trail the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Plavins/Solovejs 18 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 17-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 21-12, 21-18 0:21
Lead the series against # 32, Q11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Binstock/Schachter 32, Q11 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Chevallier/Strasser 15 21-17, 25-23 0:48