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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(Q4) 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 Gran Canaria Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	David Wenger - 29th	Philip Gabathuler - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	21	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	7	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	5	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	12	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	10	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	14	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	16	7th	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	31	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/17-20/2008	Pärnu Challenger	3	2nd	72	US$4,000.00
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	23	25th	80	€ 0.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/7/2009	Qualifier 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (Q13)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 10-15	0:49

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	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	1	$31,900.00	14	16	46.7 %
2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00	5	3	62.5 %
2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$1,200.00	4	7	36.4 %
2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
2009	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	4	2	16	$54,200.00	34	42	44.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	12	0	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	$15,300.00	29	21	58.0 %
Total	CEV	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	1	$2,700.00	8	13	38.1 %

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
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$15,950.00	2008	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$15,950.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,600.00	2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,600.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$600.00	2008	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
57	0	3	1	3	5	8	15	3	19	$37,150.00	Total	Total	57	0	3	1	1	5	10	15	4	18	$38,725.00

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%
2008-2009	1	12.5%	3	37.5%	4	50.0%	4-4	50.0%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	4	57.1%	1-6	14.3%	1-4	20.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	5-10	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-8	0.0%	0	0	0-5	0.0%

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
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Lario/Mesa	12	Gabathuler/Wenger	21	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Fijalek/Prudel	20	16-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	17, Q5	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Gabathuler/Wenger	23	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:54
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 # 11 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	5	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	21-18, 22-20	0:49
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	20	Gabathuler/Wenger	14	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 14, Q8 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	Gabathuler/Wenger	14	23-21, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Huth/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	21	Huth/Urbatzka	22	25-23, 21-15	0:40
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	9	Huth/Urbatzka	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	34-32, 21-19	0:56
Trail the series against # Q13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q13	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q4	19-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:49
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	7	Gabathuler/Wenger	10	21-17, 21-9	0:42
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	Gabathuler/Wenger	45	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22, Q7	22-20, 21-15	0:42
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	31	21-19, 21-15	0:49