Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 2015
(Q8) 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 Olsztyn Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/26/2015 Qualifier 1 Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (32, Q25) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 19-31 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 21-14, 21-12 0:33
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 # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goncalves/Solberg 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-5
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
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
Lead the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
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
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 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 # 15 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 # 16 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool I Bourne/Hyden 9 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-15, 21-12 0:37
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
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Kapa/McHugh 27 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # 26 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  
Trail the series against # 32, Q25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petutschnig/Winter 32, Q25 Gabathuler/Gerson Q8 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Gabathuler/Gerson 8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 25 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
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
Trail the series against # Q21 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 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 # Q26 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 # Q27 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