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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011

(28, Q10) Philip Gabathuler/Jan Schnider, 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:

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 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oensingen

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Fortaleza 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$133,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	9	10	4	US$78,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$800.00
Overall	35	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	5	9	10	4	US$79,000.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Marcel Gscheidle - 25th
2006	Did not play	Marcel Gscheidle - 33rd
2007	David Wenger - 41st	Martin Laciga - 41st
2008	David Wenger - 33rd	Did not play
2009	Jan Schnider - 25th	Philip Gabathuler - 25th
2010	Jan Schnider - 33rd	Philip Gabathuler - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	27, Q11	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	13	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q11	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	27	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	Q12	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	Q7	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	24, Q6	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	Q3	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	20	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2010	Aland Open	21	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	20	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/3/2011	Qualifier 1	Jan Dumek / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q23)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:39
Wed, 8/3/2011	Qualifier 2	Artis Caics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (Q26)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 8/4/2011	Pool N	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5)	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:35
Thu, 8/4/2011	Pool N	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (12)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:35
Fri, 8/5/2011	Pool N	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (21)	Lost 21-13, 10-21, 12-15	0:48

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	$34,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	0	$36,600.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00
Total	35	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	5	9	0	$79,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Philip Gabathuler												Jan Schnider
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$15,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$8,700.00
52	0	0	1	0	0	8	11	13	0	$104,950.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	32	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	10	0	$40,850.00
52	0	0	1	0	1	10	12	9	0	$49,200.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	53	0	0	0	1	5	10	10	16	0	$77,400.00
5	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$3,775.00	Challenger	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,125.00
10	0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	$4,925.00	Satellite	8	0	2	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	$4,125.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00
124	0	3	3	3	5	21	25	22	0	$178,350.00	Total	102	0	3	0	4	6	20	16	26	0	$133,200.00

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 C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	4	3	57.1 %
2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	$24,750.00	11	16	40.7 %
2010	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	5	$26,000.00	18	21	46.2 %
2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	$21,200.00	15	17	46.9 %
Total	FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	8	13	$71,950.00	44	54	44.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Philip Gabathuler													Jan Schnider
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 Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$225.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,650.00	2004	FIVB C&S	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	$12,750.00
7	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	$3,200.00	2005	FIVB C&S	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$2,700.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	$2,250.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	3	$13,250.00
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$5,900.00	2007	FIVB	14	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	3	3	$25,250.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	$15,950.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	3	0	$32,900.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,600.00	2008	FIVB C&S
13	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	4	$19,475.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	$15,075.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	5	$13,000.00	2010	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	5	$13,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	$10,600.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	$10,600.00
78	0	3	1	3	5	12	11	11	32	$75,875.00	Total	Total	99	0	3	0	4	6	19	16	25	26	$130,075.00

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	29	54.7%	12	22.6%	12	22.6%	41-12	77.4%	8	14.5%	10	18.2%	37	67.3%	8-47	14.5%	29-37	43.9%	20-22	47.6%	0	0	49-59	45.4%
2010-2011	27	62.8%	7	16.3%	9	20.9%	34-9	79.1%	3	8.3%	7	19.4%	26	72.2%	3-33	8.3%	27-26	50.9%	10-16	38.5%	0	0	37-42	46.8%
Against the Field	16	51.6%	5	16.1%	10	32.3%	21-10	67.7%	4	15.4%	3	11.5%	19	73.1%	4-22	15.4%	32-38	45.7%	18-26	40.9%	0	0	25-32	43.9%

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	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	15	8	4	17	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	28
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	14	7	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	29
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	29	15	6	18	0	0	10	16	0	1	0	1	0	0	53	62

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 22-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 16 Series, 7 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gabathuler/Schnider	32, Q6	21-11, 25-23	0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool O	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q11	Cunha/Santos	11	25-23, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Insfran	5	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	21-17, 21-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool O	Wu/Xu	6	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q11	30-28, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	Gabathuler/Schnider	32, Q6	21-18, 21-19	0:49
Series tied with # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	13	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q11	21-12, 23-21	0:34
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Gabathuler/Schnider	10	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-18, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	21-15, 21-17	0:35
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Gabathuler/Schnider	28	21-18, 33-31	0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	21-19, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q9	21-19, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	20, Q7	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q10	21-23, 21-18, 16-14	1:05
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Smedins	18, Q8	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q9	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-2
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	13-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:48
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	21-15, 21-19	0:37
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	21-19, 21-18	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	42	Skarlund/Spinnangr	23	20-22, 21-18, 19-17	1:02
Trail the series against # 26, Q20 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/20/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19, Q15	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q2	21-18, 10-21, 15-11	0:53
Series tied with # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23	Gabathuler/Schnider	10	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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 # 29, Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Gabathuler/Schnider	27	Boersma/Spijkers	22	21-14, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 30, Q12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	23, Q5	Gabathuler/Schnider	24, Q6	26-28, 21-16, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 31 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	21	Hoyer/Soderberg	12	21-16, 24-22	0:47
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 3	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q9	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # Q4 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	36	Gabathuler/Schnider	27	12-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:42
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Dollinger/Windscheif	20	Gabathuler/Schnider	21	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ces/Ces	12	Gabathuler/Schnider	28	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q9	19-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:57
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q2	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q9	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # Q8 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-2
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q11	Lario/Mesa	Q6	22-20, 21-17	0:39
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	Lario/Mesa	20	Gabathuler/Schnider	13	23-25, 25-23, 15-12	1:08
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Lario/Mesa	7	Gabathuler/Schnider	23, Q1	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	32, Q6	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q22	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # Q13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	23, Q10	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q7	21-19, 21-19	0:43
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q15 McHugh/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool O	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q11	McHugh/Slack	22, Q13	20-22, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	21	McHugh/Slack	27, Q9	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:57
Series tied with # Q16 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-1
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Gabathuler/Schnider	27	Redmann/Saxton	46	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Redmann/Saxton	29, Q11	Gabathuler/Schnider	24, Q6	21-19, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q10	Boehm/Kapa	Q23	21-14, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # Q19 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Binstock/VanHuizen	30, Q21	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q12	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # Q21 Chen/Gao, China 1-1
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Chen/Gao	31, Q27	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q11	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	24, Q6	Chen/Gao	9	21-19, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # Q22 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dugrip/Salvetti	10	Gabathuler/Schnider	42	21-14, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # Q23 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 2-0
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	Dumek/Tichy	Q23	21-13, 21-16	0:39
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q9	Dumek/Tichy	Q24	18-21, 21-13, 25-23	1:05
Lead the series against # Q25 Cavaliere/Zauli, Italy 1-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q7	Cavaliere/Zauli	Q26	21-13, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q26 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 2-0
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q10	Caics/Smedins	Q26	21-19, 21-15	0:37
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	Q9	Caics/Smedins	Q24	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
Series tied with # Q27 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	Maia/Rosas	13, Q2	21-19, 15-21, 15-9	0:48
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Maia/Rosas	23, Q14	Gabathuler/Schnider	31, Q2	21-16, 21-19	0:41