Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007
(26, Q14) 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: 14
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: 7
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$39,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB3100000132535183 US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S1203111320100000 US$15,300.00
Overall4303111452635183 US$77,700.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 David Wenger - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 16, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q18 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q9 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open Q7 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2006 Vaduz Satellite 3 3rd 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q19 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 30, Q13 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Qualifier 2 Sebastian Beck / Michael Bleiker, Switzerland (Q19) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:42
Wed, 7/18/2007 Qualifier 3 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (Q3) Won 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 0:57
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (7) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 20-22 0:57
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 1 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (10) Lost 14-21, 8-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger lead the series against the field 9-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 12 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-10, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 17-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:57
Trail the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 21-14, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-18, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 24 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 21-13, 22-20 0:49
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas 14 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 27 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger Q14 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q3 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 Amore/Bizzotto Q3 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 0:57
Trail the series against # Q4 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Insfran/de Paula 15 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 22-20, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # Q6 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q18 Gabathuler/Wenger Q15 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/19/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 6 24-22, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # Q9 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/07FIVBMontréal Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev 30, Q9 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q19 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 3-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 Beck/Bleiker Q19 21-18, 21-16 0:42
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Country Quota Gabathuler/Wenger Q18 Beck/Bleiker 21-16, 21-18 0:42
8/19/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 4 Beck/Bleiker 5 21-19, 21-23, 16-14 1:06
Lead the series against # Q27 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Wenger Q28 Sutter/Weingart Q37 21-14, 21-11 0:28