European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 29 - August 2, 2015
(16) 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: 153
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Novi Sad 2011)
Career Winnings: US$193,411.30
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: 111
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 9th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$177,065.08
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV6000000311100 US$10,347.75
CEV C&S2001100000000 US$2,372.62
FIVB330020006010843 US$162,600.00
Overall410031009111943 US$175,320.36
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 David Wenger - 41st Did not play
FIVB 2008 David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
FIVB 2009 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
FIVB 2010 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
FIVB 2011 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
FIVB 2012 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2013 Jonas Weingart - 25th Alexei Strasser - 9th
FIVB 2014 Mirco Gerson - 9th Philip Gabathuler - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam Q4 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 8 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 16 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 23 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 23 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 22 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 21 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 1 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 9th 360 US$11,000.00
CEV 8/7-10/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters 3 13th 144 € 1,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20, Q3 9th 360 US$11,000.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/29/2015 Pool A Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (17) Won 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
Thu, 7/30/2015 Pool A Jan Hadrava / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (32) Won 20-22, 21-19, 19-17 1:00
Fri, 7/31/2015 Pool A Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1) Lost 12-21, 21-16, 6-15 0:48
Fri, 7/31/2015 Winner 1 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (31) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 20-24 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-12, 16-21, 15-6 0:48
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
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
Lead the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 21-13, 21-16 0:37
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 # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-6
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Gabathuler/Gerson 8 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:45
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-17, 23-21 0:44
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Doppler/Horst 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:51
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
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool O Doppler/Horst 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-8, 21-16 0:31
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 27-25, 21-18 0:45
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 16-21, 32-30, 15-12 1:07
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Walkenhorst/Windscheif 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 21-10, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # 11 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/9/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool C Kantor/Losiak 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 3 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/16/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag Winner 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Kantor/Losiak 5 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Gabathuler/Gerson 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 17 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 17 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23 Bockermann/Fluggen 26, Q4 23-21, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
5/30/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool F Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 11 22-20, 21-19 0:40
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 17 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 16 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 22 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Eithun/Horrem 18 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 24 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Barsuk/Koshkarev 28 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Huber/Seidl 31 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Huber/Seidl Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:36
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 Huber/Seidl 18 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 32 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Hadrava/Kubala 32 20-22, 21-19, 19-17 1:00
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 21-19, 21-8 0:29