Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open
August 11 - 16, 2009
(31, Q2) Philip Gabathuler/Jan Schnider, 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 FIVB WT Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$178,350.00
Jan Schnider
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Oensingen
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Fortaleza 2007)
Career Winnings: US$133,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB340000002459104 US$78,200.00
FIVB C&S1000100000000 US$800.00
Overall350001002459104 US$79,000.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Martin Laciga - 17th
2008 David Wenger - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open Q3 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 32, Q6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 42 17th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 28 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/12/2009 Qualifier 2 David Kufa / Jindrich Weiss, Czech Republic (Q15) Won 21-15, 22-24, 15-8 0:51
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 25-23, 16-21, 15-8 1:06
Thu, 8/13/2009 Winner 2 Sebastian Dollinger / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (15, Q6) Won 27-29, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
Fri, 8/14/2009 Winner 3 Miguel Maia / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q14) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:41
Sat, 8/15/2009 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (5) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 Insfran/Solberg 2 25-23, 16-21, 15-8 1:06
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 Skarlund/Spinnangr 23 20-22, 21-18, 19-17 1:02
Trail the series against # 12 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Ces/Ces 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 15, Q6 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 15, Q6 27-29, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Dugrip/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 21-14, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 23, Q14 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen Q30 Gabathuler/Schnider Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q22 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 Kufa/Weiss, Czech Republic 1-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 Kufa/Weiss Q15 21-15, 22-24, 15-8 0:51