FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008
(1) 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 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 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 Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Brno Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (17) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 Roberto Pitta / Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil (24, Q24) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008 Contender 3 Jessi Lelliott / Matt Zbyszewski, Canada (20) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Sat, 7/5/2008 Contender 4 Jason Kruger / Chris Simek, Canada (4) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 16-18 1:03
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Kruger/Simek, Canada 0-1
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 4 Kruger/Simek 4 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 17 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 1-0
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 Tomatis/Zaytsev 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Lelliott/Zbyszewski, Canada 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 Lelliott/Zbyszewski 20 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/20/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Semi-Finals Gabathuler/Wenger 3 Binstock/Redmann 7 21-17, 21-23, 12-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 24, Q24 Pitta/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 3 Pitta/Rodrigues 24, Q24 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Wenger Q28 Sutter/Weingart Q37 21-14, 21-11 0:28
Trail the series against # Q9 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Contender 4 Krumins/Sorokins 7, Q1 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-15, 21-19 0:39