Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(Q6) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 David Wenger - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 31 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Qualifier 2 Petr Benes / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (27, Q11) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 15-17 1:00
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 6 "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 # 9 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 # 13 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, 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 # 25, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 26 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q11 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Tichy 27, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger Q6 19-21, 21-13, 17-15 1:00
Trail the series against Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 0-1
7/20/08FIVB C&SPärnu Challenger Gold Medal Cerutti/Romano 4 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 14-21, 21-10, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q21 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Wenger Q28 Sutter/Weingart Q37 21-14, 21-11 0:28