Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Paf Open
August 16 - 21, 2011
(24, Q5) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 David Wenger - 33rd Martin Laciga - 7th
2009 Jan Schnider - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
2010 Jan Schnider - 13th Philip Gabathuler - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 28, Q10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Åland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/17/2011 Qualifier 2 Steve Marshall / Chaim Schalk, Canada (Q28) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:34
Wed, 8/17/2011 Qualifier 3 Christopher McHugh / Joshua Slack, Australia (Q12) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 8/18/2011 Winner 1 Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (9) Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:52
Thu, 8/18/2011 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (8) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 8/19/2011 Contender 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (26) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:35
Fri, 8/19/2011 Contender 3 Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (31, Q16) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:43
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 22-30 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 16 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-3
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 8 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q6 30-28, 21-18 0:49
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:02
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 26-24, 20-22, 16-14 1:12
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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 8 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 25-23, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:52
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q22 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 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
Series tied with # 26 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-2
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 Lario/Mesa 26 21-14, 21-11 0:35
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 # 27, Q4 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Gabathuler/Schnider 27 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-14, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 2-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 Hordvik/Horrem Q25 21-13, 21-17 0:37
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 Hordvik/Horrem Q24 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:04
Series tied with # 30, Q19 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 # 31, Q16 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Gogtepe/Sekerci 31, Q16 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 21-19, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Series tied with # Q3 "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
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Series tied with # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 McHugh/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 3 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 McHugh/Slack Q12 21-15, 21-12 0:33
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
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q21 Gooding/Weaver, England 0-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Gooding/Weaver 30, Q9 Gabathuler/Schnider 13 23-21, 22-24, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # Q28 Marshall/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 24, Q5 Marshall/Schalk Q28 21-10, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q33 Maijala/Saisa, Finland 0-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Maijala/Saisa Q31 Gabathuler/Schnider Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q38 Williman/Zanotta, Uruguay 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 25, Q4 Williman/Zanotta Q29 21-15, 21-9 0:30