Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam
July 30 - August 3, 2014
(20, Q3) 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: 14
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: 13
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)
Career Winnings: US$159,856.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB330020006010843 US$162,600.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 David Wenger - 41st Did not play
2008 David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
2009 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2010 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2011 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2012 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2014 Qualifier 2 Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (Q14) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:33
Thu, 7/31/2014 Pool D Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (13) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:35
Thu, 7/31/2014 Pool D Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:32
Fri, 8/1/2014 Pool D Maverick Hatch / Christian Redmann, Canada (29, Q16) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Fri, 8/1/2014 Winner 1 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (18) Won 34-36, 21-19, 15-10 1:06
Sat, 8/2/2014 Winner 2 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (11) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 21-14, 21-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Erdmann/Matysik 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-11, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Filho/Santos 9 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 16-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:55
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 8 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-17, 21-19 0:41
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Filho/Santos 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 17 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 24 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Horst 20 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 21-19, 21-23, 15-12 0:52
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Doppler/Horst 16 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Huber/Seidl Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:39
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Bourne/Hyden 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool F Bourne/Hyden 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 17 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Walkenhorst/Windscheif 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 18 34-36, 21-19, 15-10 1:06
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 15-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 19, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Felipe/Goncalves 12 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 13-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 25 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 26 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q4 28-30, 21-19, 15-9 1:01
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 29 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q16 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Hatch/Redmann 29, Q16 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # Q5 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Plavins/Solovejs 29 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
Series tied with # Q7 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Gabathuler/Gerson 9 Ranghieri/Tomatis 25 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Ranghieri/Tomatis 17 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Bronze Medal Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Chevallier/Strasser 3 16-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # Q12 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 30, Q7 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q10 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q13 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 21-19, 21-8 0:29
Lead the series against # Q14 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Kollo/Vesik Q14 21-16, 21-19 0:33