Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 26 - 31, 2009
(23, Q1) 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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 David Wenger - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open Q2 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 31, Q2 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/27/2009 Qualifier 2 Konstantin Birlov / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (Q17) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00
Wed, 10/28/2009 Winner 1 Cheng Chen / Shun Zhou, China (10) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
Wed, 10/28/2009 Winner 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (7) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 12-15 0:55
Thu, 10/29/2009 Contender 2 Jackson Henriquez / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (24, Q2) Won 16-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:56
Thu, 10/29/2009 Contender 3 Yury Bogatov / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (16) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 6 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 # 7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Lario/Mesa 7 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 14-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Chen/Zhou, China 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 Chen/Zhou 10 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q3 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hernandez/Villafane 26, Q5 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 Henriquez/Mussa 24, Q2 16-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q17 Birlov/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
10/27/09FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 Birlov/Koshkarev Q17 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:00