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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Austrian Masters presented by Autohaus Bierbaum
June 3 - 7, 2009

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 Baden Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	21	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	18	17th	120	US$2,800.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	Q4	21st	60	€ 0.00
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

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/3/2009	Country Quota	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (12, Q5)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 6-8 (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 # 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 # 10 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 # 12, Q5 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/3/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Country Quota	Bellaguarda/Laciga	12, Q5	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-17, 21-18	0:47
Trail the series against # Q8 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
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q11 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 # Q13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	18	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-16, 21-12	0:35
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	34-32, 21-19	0:56
Lead the series against # Q17 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
Trail the series against # Q23 Joosen/Melis, Belgium 0-1
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 2	Joosen/Melis	15, Q14	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q3	21-18, 21-14	0:43