Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 26 - 31, 2016
(Q7) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 David Wenger - 41st Did not play
2008 David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
2009 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2010 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2011 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2012 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2014 Mirco Gerson - 9th Philip Gabathuler - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2016 Gstaad Major 27 25th 160 US$4,000.00
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
A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/26/2016 Country Quota Adrian Heidrich / Luca Muller, Switzerland Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:42
Wed, 7/27/2016 Qualifier 1 Matteo Galli / Federico Morichelli, Italy (Q26) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Wed, 7/27/2016 Qualifier 2 Billy Allen / Theo Brunner, United States (27, Q10) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 19-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 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  
Lead the series against # 14 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 3-1
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Binstock/Schachter 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 21, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:39
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q1 Binstock/Schachter 10 21-17, 21-18 0:42
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23 Binstock/Schachter 10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 18 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  
Trail the series against # 25 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-2
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool G Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q5 Gabathuler/Gerson 23, Q1 21-18, 11-21, 15-11 0:43
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 27, Q10 Allen/Brunner, United States 1-1
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Qualifier 2 Allen/Brunner 27, Q10 Gabathuler/Gerson Q7 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 25 Allen/Brunner 21 21-14, 21-17 0:28
Lead the series against Heidrich/Muller, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Country Quota Gabathuler/Gerson Q7 Heidrich/Muller 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q6 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 # Q8 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 # Q16 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 # Q26 Galli/Morichelli, Italy 1-0
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Gerson Q7 Galli/Morichelli Q26 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45