Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(31) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Hannes Wyder - 57th
2003 Michael Waelchli - Country Quota Did not play
2004 David Wenger - 57th Philip Gabathuler - 57th
2006 David Wenger - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
2007 David Wenger - 33rd Philip Gabathuler - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/17-20/2008 Pärnu Challenger 3 2nd 72 US$4,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 1 7th 40 US$1,200.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 31, Q5 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open Q9 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q19 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 45 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool B Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:37
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool B Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (15) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 17-19 1:00
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool B Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (18, Q4) Won 21-16, 15-21, 20-18 1:05
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (21) Won 21-9, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (16) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 7-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 31 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 31, Q5 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Gabathuler/Wenger 45 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Baracetti/Conde 15 Gabathuler/Wenger 31 18-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 16 Gabathuler/Wenger 31 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Gabathuler/Wenger 31 Dyachenko/Kulinich 18, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 20-18 1:05
Series tied with # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 31 Deulofeu/Salvetti 21 21-9, 21-18 0:37
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 21-14, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
7/18/08FIVB C&SPärnu Challenger Winner 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 Indra/Wachter 6 21-16, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Wenger Q28 Sutter/Weingart Q37 21-14, 21-11 0:28