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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014

(14) Philip Gabathuler/Mirco Gerson, Switzerland

Philip Gabathuler
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 24, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

124

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$178,350.00

Mirco Gerson
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 29, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Belp

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$159,856.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	10	8	4	3	US$162,600.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	David Wenger - 33rd	Did not play
2009	Jan Schnider - 41st	Did not play
2010	Jan Schnider - 33rd	Did not play
2011	Jan Schnider - 17th	Did not play
2012	Mirco Gerson - 25th	Philip Gabathuler - 25th
2013	Jonas Weingart - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20, Q3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	20	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	29, Q10	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	32, Q15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	28, Q7	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2014	Anapa Open	6	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/6-10/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	6	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q10	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	17	17th	180	US$1,200.00

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/21/2014	Pool C	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (19)	Won 10-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:00
Thu, 8/21/2014	Pool C	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (30)	Won 21-18, 29-31, 15-13	0:58
Fri, 8/22/2014	Pool C	Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:33
Fri, 8/22/2014	Winner 1	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (15)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 17-15	0:49
Sat, 8/23/2014	Winner 2	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13)	Lost 21-13, 16-21, 8-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson lead the series against the field 19-17 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/29/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	21-14, 21-9	0:30
Series tied with # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	21-14, 21-12	0:33
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-19, 21-15	0:35
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool F	Bourne/Hyden	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-16, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:39
6/1/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	34-36, 21-19, 15-10	1:06
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	15-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Series tied with # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Bockermann/Urbatzka	15	21-18, 19-21, 17-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	12	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	13-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	24	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	20	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	21-19, 21-23, 15-12	0:52
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Doppler/Horst	16	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Huber/Seidl	Q2	21-14, 21-12	0:36
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Saxton/Schalk	19	10-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:00
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Santos/Santos Pereira	32	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	30, Q7	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q10	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Dollinger/Wickler	Q18	21-16, 21-17	0:39
4/29/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dollinger/Wickler	29, Q23	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q10	23-21, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Kollo/Vesik	Q14	21-16, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
5/30/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool F	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	11	22-20, 21-19	0:40
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	16	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 30 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Kosiak/Rudol	30	21-18, 29-31, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Hatch/Redmann	29, Q16	21-18, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Buivids/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/29/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool F	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Buivids/Sorokins	22, Q1	24-22, 23-21	0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	21-19, 21-8	0:29
Trail the series against # Q14 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	21-19, 21-16	0:34