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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(8) 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:

153

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Novi Sad 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$193,411.30

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:

111

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

9th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$177,065.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	US$10,347.75
CEV C&S	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,372.62
FIVB	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	10	8	4	3	US$162,600.00
Overall	41	0	0	3	1	0	0	9	1	11	9	4	3	US$175,320.36

Previous Biel Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Mirco Gerson - 13th	Philip Gabathuler - 13th
2015	Mirco Gerson - 9th	Philip Gabathuler - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/5-9/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	4	9th	160	€ 750.00
CEV	7/29-8/2/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	16	17th	180	€ 1,000.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool H	Morten Kvamsdal / Christian Sorum, Norway (25)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 10-15	0:45
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool H	Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (24)	Lost 13-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:48
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool H	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (9)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 16-18	0:49

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 17-34 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-12, 16-21, 15-6	0:48
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 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-6
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:45
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-17, 23-21	0:44
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	15-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:51
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	24	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	20	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	21-19, 21-23, 15-12	0:52
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Doppler/Horst	16	21-18, 21-19	0:36
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool O	Doppler/Horst	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	27	21-13, 21-17	0:34
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
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q1	21-17, 21-18	0:39
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-8, 21-16	0:31
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	Gavira/Herrera	12	27-25, 21-18	0:45
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	21-18, 21-13	0:32
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-11, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-3
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	9	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	18-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:49
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool E	Kantor/Losiak	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21, Q2	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool C	Kantor/Losiak	6	Gabathuler/Gerson	3	21-15, 21-19	0:37
6/16/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Winner 4	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	Kantor/Losiak	5	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:39
6/1/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
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
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	21-10, 21-14	0:35
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 1-3
5/24/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q13	21-18, 21-19	0:37
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 # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-3
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
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
7/31/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Huber/Seidl	31	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Huber/Seidl	Q2	21-14, 21-12	0:36
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	27	Huber/Seidl	18	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:56
Series tied with # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
7/29/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	17	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:52
Series tied with # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Kosiak/Rudol	24	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Kosiak/Rudol	30	21-18, 29-31, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 0-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Kvamsdal/Sorum	25	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	Eithun/Horrem	18	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-2
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q5	Gabathuler/Gerson	23, Q1	21-18, 11-21, 15-11	0:43
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool G	Barsuk/Liamin	26, Q8	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-15, 21-14	0:37