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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008

(Q15) 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:

153

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Novi Sad 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$193,411.30

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 CEV Best:

9th (Lucerne 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$44,218.79

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	37	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$3,856.42
FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	5	0	3	0	5	1	8	3	0	US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S	12	0	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,300.00
Overall	56	0	3	1	1	1	4	5	3	10	5	4	1	5	1	8	3	1	US$81,556.42

Previous Gran Canaria Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters		21st	60	€ 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
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	26, Q14	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	16, Q8	17th	120	US$3,000.00
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters		17th	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q18	57th	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters		17th	120	€ 500.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/16/2008	Country Quota	Marco Folmli / Raphael Zurgilgen, Switzerland	Won 21-16, 21-23, 15-11
Thu, 4/17/2008	Qualifier 1	Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (15, Q18)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	Boersma/Ronnes	28	Gabathuler/Wenger	45	21-15, 21-12	0:35
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Gabathuler/Wenger		15-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	7	Gabathuler/Wenger	26, Q14	17-21, 21-13, 22-20	0:57
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 26-24	0:42
Trail the series against # 15, Q18 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-2
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Goranson/Hoidalen	15, Q18	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q15	21-17, 21-16	0:42
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q19	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q14	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against Folmli/Zurgilgen, Switzerland 1-0
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q15	Folmli/Zurgilgen		21-16, 21-23, 15-11
Trail the series against # Q10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Deulofeu/Salvetti	10	Gabathuler/Wenger	26, Q14	21-14, 21-8	0:32
Trail the series against # Q11 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/9/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	3	Hoyer/Soderberg	6	24-22, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # Q17 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/14/07	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Wenger		Dugrip/Gagliano		21-13, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # Q19 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-1
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Amore/Bizzotto	31, Q14	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q19	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	26, Q14	Amore/Bizzotto	Q3	21-14, 21-23, 17-15	0:57
Lead the series against # Q26 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	16, Q8	Pedrosa/Rosas	17	21-13, 22-20	0:49
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	Pedrosa/Rosas	14	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:50