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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 9 - 12, 2008

(14, Q7) Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, Switzerland

Philip Gabathuler
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 24, 1982 (42 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 (43 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 St. Pölten Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q15	29th	30	€ 0.00
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
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

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/10/2008	Qualifier 2	Elia Lulla / Mait Murs, Estonia (Q10)	Won 21-11, 14-21, 15-9	0:50
Sat, 5/10/2008	Qualifier 3	Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q18)	Won 21-13, 22-24, 15-12	0:52
Sun, 5/11/2008	Winner 1	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (3)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 13-15	1:00
Sun, 5/11/2008	Contender 1	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (11)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:34

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	3	0	$46,200.00
Challenger	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	$7,550.00
Satellite	7	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	$7,750.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Total	44	0	3	1	1	1	4	5	2	6	4	0	$77,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Philip Gabathuler												David Wenger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$15,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,100.00
52	0	0	1	0	0	8	11	13	0	$104,950.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,000.00
52	0	0	1	0	1	10	12	9	0	$49,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	4	0	$24,100.00
5	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$3,775.00	Challenger	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$3,775.00
10	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	$4,925.00	Satellite	9	0	2	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	$3,875.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	$4,750.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
131	0	3	3	3	5	24	26	25	0	$183,100.00	Total	48	0	3	1	1	5	7	8	5	0	$39,850.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2004	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	5	4	55.6 %
2005	FIVB C&S	7	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	$6,400.00	14	14	50.0 %
2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	$4,500.00	7	9	43.8 %
2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %
2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$11,800.00	9	14	39.1 %
2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$1,000.00	3	3	50.0 %
2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,200.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	15	$16,300.00	17	24	41.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	10	0	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	$10,100.00	24	18	57.1 %
Total	CEV	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	$2,700.00	7	8	46.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Philip Gabathuler													David Wenger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2003	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	2004	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
7	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$3,200.00	2005	FIVB C&S	7	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$3,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$975.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	$2,250.00	2006	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	$3,250.00
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2006	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$900.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$5,900.00	2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$5,900.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$500.00	2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$600.00	2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$600.00
42	0	2	1	3	3	4	9	2	18	$15,600.00	Total	Total	42	0	2	1	1	3	6	9	3	17	$17,175.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	28.6%	4	28.6%	6	42.9%	8-6	57.1%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	7	70.0%	1-9	10.0%	4-7	36.4%	5-8	38.5%	0	0	9-15	37.5%
2007-2008	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	0	0.0%	2	28.6%	5	71.4%	0-7	0.0%	3-5	37.5%	4-5	44.4%	0	0	7-10	41.2%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	3-7	30.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	8	10	0	0	0	0	5	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	36
Challenger	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	10
Satellite	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	20	11
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	4	0	10	17	2	7	0	0	25	23	2	0	1	1	0	3	64	72

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Berger/Nowotny	3	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 12, Q3 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 # 15, Q6 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 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q28	Sutter/Weingart	Q37	21-14, 21-11	0:28
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q10 Lulla/Murs, Estonia 1-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	Lulla/Murs	Q10	21-11, 14-21, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Folmli/Zurgilgen, Switzerland 1-0
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q15	Folmli/Zurgilgen		21-16, 21-23, 15-11
Lead the series against # Q18 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	Cavaliere/Galli	Q18	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	0:52