European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(23) 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: 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: 7
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Lucerne 2005)
Career Winnings: US$44,218.79
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721252933374157CQMoney
CEV1300000001451100001 US$3,856.42
FIVB3100000132503051830 US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S1203111320100000000 US$15,300.00
Overall56031114531054151831 US$81,556.42
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 David Wenger - 17th Philip Gabathuler - 17th
2007 David Wenger - 17th Philip Gabathuler - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 1 7th 40 US$1,200.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters Q3 21st 60 € 0.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters Q2 17th 120 € 0.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 9-15 0:54
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 1 Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (26) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 2-11 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35
5/31/07CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Gabathuler/Wenger 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 23 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:54
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Gabathuler/Wenger 14, Q7 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/9/07CEVDutch Masters Qualifier 1 Sinczak/Szternel 16 Gabathuler/Wenger 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Berger/Nowotny 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 14, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 17-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:57
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 Gabathuler/Wenger 21-16, 26-24 0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
5/22/08CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Litva/Varga 15, Q10 Gabathuler/Wenger Q2 22-20, 12-21, 15-8 0:55
Series tied with # 26 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Cavaliere/Galli 26 Gabathuler/Wenger 23 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 14, Q7 Cavaliere/Galli Q18 21-13, 22-24, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 21-14, 21-8 0:32