Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 10, 2016
(27) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Michael Waelchli - Country Quota Did not play
2004 David Wenger - 57th Did not play
2006 David Wenger - 41st Did not play
2007 David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
2008 David Wenger - 9th Did not play
2009 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2010 Jan Schnider - 9th Did not play
2011 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2012 Mirco Gerson - 25th Philip Gabathuler - 25th
2013 Jonas Weingart - 17th Alexei Strasser - 25th
2014 Mirco Gerson - 17th Philip Gabathuler - 17th
2015 Mirco Gerson - 17th Philip Gabathuler - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2016 Poland Grand Slam 25 9th 360 US$11,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool F Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:35
Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool F Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (11) Won 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:58
Fri, 7/8/2016 Pool F Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (22) Lost 21-16, 13-21, 12-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 19-34 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 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 0-4
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 21-15, 21-18 0:35
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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Gabathuler/Gerson 27 Goncalves/Solberg 11 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:58
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 # 12 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-4
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:48
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 # 23, Q3 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 # 29, Q8 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, Q13 Bergerud/Solhaug, Norway 0-1
4/19/16FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Bergerud/Solhaug 29, Q15 Gabathuler/Gerson Q2 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 32 Kissling/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 21, Q2 Kissling/Krattiger Q15 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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 # Q16 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
5/3/16FIVBSochi Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q2 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius Q15 25-23, 21-18 0:39