Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 12 - 17, 2015
(1) 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 Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 9th 360 US$11,000.00
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
Lucerne Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool A Andre Loyola / Vinicius Rezende, Brazil (32, Q30) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-7 0:51
Thu, 5/14/2015 Pool A Eric Haddock / Roberto Rodriguez, Puerto Rico (17) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 5/15/2015 Pool A Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (16) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:37
Fri, 5/15/2015 Winner 1 Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (7) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Sat, 5/16/2015 Winner 2 Marco Caminati / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (27, Q13) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Saxton/Schalk 19 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 11 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  
Series tied with # 16 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 21-18, 21-12 0:37
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Ontiveros/Virgen Q7 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Haddock/Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Haddock/Rodriguez 17 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Kosiak/Rudol 30 21-18, 29-31, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 Gabathuler/Gerson 17 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q13 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Caminati/Ranghieri 27, Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q30 Loyola/Rezende, Brazil 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Loyola/Rezende 32, Q30 21-19, 16-21, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 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