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 (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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 22-29 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 16 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt 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
7/28/11FIVBStare 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
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt 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
7/28/11FIVBStare 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
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt 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
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 13 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q11 21-12, 23-21 0:34
7/8/10FIVBGstaad 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
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Klemperer/Koreng 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 21-15, 21-17 0:35
7/16/09FIVBMoscow 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
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand 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
6/10/10FIVBMoscow 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
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Smedins 20, Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider Q10 21-23, 21-18, 16-14 1:05
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt 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
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 13-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-19, 21-18 0:39
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 # 26, Q20 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/20/10FIVBMarseille 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
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-19, 21-17 0:42
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 # 29, Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome 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
5/5/11FIVBShanghai 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
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 12 21-16, 24-22 0:47
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice 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
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 36 Gabathuler/Schnider 27 12-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:42
8/20/10FIVBAland 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
7/16/09FIVBMoscow 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
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:57
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice 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
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q11 Lario/Mesa Q6 22-20, 21-17 0:39
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Lario/Mesa 20 Gabathuler/Schnider 13 23-25, 25-23, 15-12 1:08
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 # 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
Series tied with # Q13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 23, Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider Q7 21-19, 21-19 0:43
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand 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
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q11 McHugh/Slack 22, Q13 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:51
8/20/10FIVBAland 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
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Gabathuler/Schnider 27 Redmann/Saxton 46 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
5/3/11FIVBShanghai 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
8/4/10FIVBStare 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
6/7/11FIVBBeijing 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
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Chen/Gao 31, Q27 Gabathuler/Schnider Q11 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
5/4/11FIVBShanghai 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
7/24/09FIVBMarseille 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
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 Dumek/Tichy Q23 21-13, 21-16 0:39
6/9/10FIVBMoscow 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
7/6/11FIVBGstaad 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
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 Caics/Smedins Q26 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt 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
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 Maia/Rosas 13, Q2 21-19, 15-21, 15-9 0:48
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41