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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
May 10 - 15, 2016

(21, Q2) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$159,856.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	10	8	4	3	US$162,600.00

Previous Antalya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	23, Q2	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	Q2	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	23, Q1	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Q13	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	23	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	10	17th	180	US$1,200.00
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

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/11/2016	Qualifier 1	Raul Mesa / Stefano Nassini, Spain (Q31)	Won 18-21, 26-24, 21-19	1:03
Wed, 5/11/2016	Qualifier 2	Jonas Kissling / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (Q15)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool E	Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (12)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 10-15	0:48
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool E	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:47
Fri, 5/13/2016	Pool E	Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (28, Q12)	Won 21-15, 22-20	0:36
Sat, 5/14/2016	Winner 1	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (10)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 16-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	21-13, 21-16	0:37
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	34-36, 21-19, 15-10	1:06
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	15-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool I	Bourne/Hyden	9	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-15, 21-12	0:37
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-19, 21-15	0:35
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool F	Bourne/Hyden	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-16, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:47
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Kantor/Losiak	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	12-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q2	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:53
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 9 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q4	23-21, 23-21	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 3-1
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Binstock/Schachter	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:39
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q1	Binstock/Schachter	10	21-17, 21-18	0:42
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	Binstock/Schachter	10	21-19, 21-16	0:39
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	Binstock/Schachter	7	21-17, 24-22	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-2
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Kapa/McHugh	12	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Kapa/McHugh	27	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 15 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Santos Pereira/Younousse	27	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-15, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Huber/Seidl	Q2	21-14, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	Dziadkou/Kavalenka	28, Q12	21-15, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/31/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Garcia/Marco	4	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # Q10 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Finsters/Tocs	26, Q5	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q2	21-13, 15-21, 15-7	0:43
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Finsters/Tocs	30, Q20	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q13	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # Q15 Kissling/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	Kissling/Krattiger	Q15	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q2	Kazdailis/Rumsevicius	Q15	25-23, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q31 Mesa/Nassini, Spain 1-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	Mesa/Nassini	Q31	18-21, 26-24, 21-19	1:03