Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(10) Philip Gabathuler/Mirco Gerson, Switzerland
 
Philip Gabathuler
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 24, 1982 (42 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 (32 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q8 41st 40 US$0.00
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$2,000.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool G Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (23, Q2) Won 15-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:51
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool G Jian Bao / Likejiang Ha, China (26, Q3) Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool G Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (7) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:54
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (12) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:32
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2200100040560 $136,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1000100010520 $15,600.00
Total33002000601080 $162,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Philip Gabathuler Mirco Gerson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
5000001100 $15,500.00 World Championships2000001100 $9,000.00
           World Tour Finals1000001000 $4,000.00
5200100811130 $104,950.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam340010166100 $92,625.00
5200101101290 $49,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open330010181370 $41,450.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star12112111300 $12,500.00
5010012100 $3,775.00 Challenger          
10021330000 $4,925.00 Satellite          
           U23 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
           U21 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
124033352125220 $178,350.00 Total87124141825170 $159,575.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2012FIVB200000000020 $7,000.00 2528.6 %
2014FIVB1100200030411 $93,400.00 272849.1 %
2015FIVB1000000020422 $43,200.00 122235.3 %
TotalFIVB2300200050853 $143,600.00 415542.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Philip Gabathuler  Mirco Gerson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2003FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2003FIVB C&S          
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB          
3010110000 $1,650.00 2004FIVB C&S          
7010122100 $3,200.00 2005FIVB C&S          
8000001007 $2,250.00 2006FIVB          
2001100000 $1,250.00 2006FIVB C&S          
10000000127 $5,900.00 2007FIVB          
8000013301 $15,950.00 2008FIVB          
2010010000 $2,600.00 2008FIVB C&S          
13000003244 $19,475.00 2009FIVB          
12000003045 $13,000.00 2010FIVB          
           2010FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
12000001425 $13,725.00 2011FIVB          
           2011FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
3000000021 $3,500.00 2012FIVB3000000030 $5,250.00
           2012FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
10000002422 $18,050.00 2013FIVB5000000113 $2,525.00
           2013FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
11002003411 $46,700.00 2014FIVB11002003411 $46,700.00
10000002422 $21,600.00 2015FIVB10000002422 $21,600.00
1140333520231938 $168,850.00 TotalTotal330120161076 $76,075.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall31 57.4% 9 16.7% 14 25.9% 40-14 74.1% 12 17.6% 14 20.6% 42 61.8% 12-56 17.6% 31-42 42.5% 21-28 42.9% 43 56-73 43.4%
2014-201522 57.9% 6 15.8% 10 26.3% 28-10 73.7% 8 17.8% 7 15.6% 30 66.7% 8-37 17.8% 22-30 42.3% 14-17 45.2% 33 39-50 43.8%
Against the Field3 30.0% 3 30.0% 4 40.0% 6-4 60.0% 3 16.7% 3 16.7% 12 66.7% 3-15 16.7% 6-22 21.4% 12-14 46.2% 10 10-18 35.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021001100000032
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1096163200690110003348
Challenge/Four Star/Open0041121500360110002023
Total1013730480010160220005673
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 8-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 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 # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 10 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Koshkarev 12 Gabathuler/Gerson 10 21-14, 21-12 0:32
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Barsuk/Koshkarev 28 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23, Q2 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 10 Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 15-21, 21-13, 17-15 0:51
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 1-1
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 10 Bao/Ha 26, Q3 21-18, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
5/29/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool F Bao/Ha 27, Q4 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 16-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:49