Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Poland Grand Slam
June 15 - 19, 2016
(25) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Mirco Gerson - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open 21, Q2 17th 180 US$1,200.00
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
Poland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool H Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (8) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:36
Thu, 6/16/2016 Pool H Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (9) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:40
Fri, 6/17/2016 Pool H Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (24) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Sat, 6/18/2016 Winner 1 Billy Allen / Theo Brunner, United States (21) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:28
Sat, 6/18/2016 Winner 2 Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (7) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 18-28 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool E Kantor/Losiak 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 21, Q2 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Series tied with # 2 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
Series tied with # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:39
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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Goncalves/Solberg 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 25 21-17, 21-16 0:33
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goncalves/Solberg 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-6
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 8 Gabathuler/Gerson 25 21-15, 21-19 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-3
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool H Gabathuler/Gerson 25 Bourne/Hyden 9 21-19, 23-21 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 11 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-18, 25-27, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-3
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 24, Q4 Gabathuler/Gerson Q13 21-18, 21-19 0:37
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 # 18 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 # 20 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 Allen/Brunner, United States 1-0
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 25 Allen/Brunner 21 21-14, 21-17 0:28
Lead the series against # 24 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 1-0
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool H Gabathuler/Gerson 25 Bryl/Kujawiak 24 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 28, Q4 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 0-1
7/21/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faiga/Hilman 30, Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool G Finsters/Tocs 26, Q5 Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q2 21-13, 15-21, 15-7 0:43
3/8/16FIVBRio 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 # 30, Q7 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 # 31, Q9 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 # Q10 Bergerud/Retterholt, Norway 1-0
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Gerson Q13 Bergerud/Retterholt Q20 21-13, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Dumek/Kubala 7 21-19, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # Q15 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/16FIVBSochi Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q2 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius Q15 25-23, 21-18 0:39