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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006

(30, Q13) Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, 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

David Wenger
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$39,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	5	3	5	1	8	3	US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S	12	0	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,300.00
Overall	43	0	3	1	1	1	4	5	2	6	3	5	1	8	3	US$77,700.00

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	Q15	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	Q24	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q28	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q31	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	Q15	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/18-21/2005	Liechtenstein Satellite	4	4th	14	US$800.00
FIVB C&S	8/11-14/2005	Switzerland Satellite	9	7th	14	US$600.00
FIVB C&S	7/27-31/2005	Ukraine Challenger	4, Q1	17th	12	US$450.00
FIVB C&S	7/23-24/2005	Morocco Satellite	1	2nd	26	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	8, Q2	9th	24	US$950.00

Canada Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/12/2006	Qualifier 1	Roberto Rodriguez / Christopher Underwood, Puerto Rico (Q20)	Won 21-19, 21-11	0:32
Wed, 7/12/2006	Qualifier 2	Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q4)	Won 23-21, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Thu, 7/13/2006	Winner 1	Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3)	Lost 19-21, 11-21	0:36
Thu, 7/13/2006	Contender 1	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (14)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:50
Fri, 7/14/2006	Contender 2	Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (20)	Won 24-22, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Fri, 7/14/2006	Contender 3	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (12)	Lost 10-21, 12-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Neto	3	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	21-19, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	9	21-15, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/20/05	FIVB C&S	Liechtenstein Satellite	Winner 3	Egger/Laciga	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	4	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	12	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	21-10, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	Pedrosa/Rosas	14	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	Prosser/Richardson	20	24-22, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 31 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/18/05	FIVB C&S	Finland Satellite	Winner 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	15, Q11	Gabathuler/Wenger	3	21-18, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/12/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	Asahi/Watanabe	Q4	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # Q7 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/16/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 3	Krug/Urbatzka	3	Gabathuler/Wenger	8, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # Q14 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q34	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q31	21-16, 27-25	0:41
Lead the series against # Q20 Rodriguez/Underwood, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/12/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	Rodriguez/Underwood	Q20	21-19, 21-11	0:32