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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Swiss Masters
May 22 - 25, 2008

(Q2) 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 Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Michel Kertai - 19th	Sascha Heyer - 9th
2006	Did not play	Martin Laciga - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	5/9-12/2008	Austrian Masters	14, Q7	13th	180	€ 1,200.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 2	Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (Q18)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:43
Thu, 5/22/2008	Qualifier 3	Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (15, Q10)	Lost 20-22, 21-12, 8-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/9/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 21-18	0:34
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 # 15, Q10 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Litva/Varga	15, Q10	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q2	22-20, 12-21, 15-8	0:55
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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q18 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 1-0
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q2	Tomatis/Zaytsev	Q18	21-19, 21-17	0:43