Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 2012
(Q9) 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
2011 Jan Schnider - 25th Philip Gabathuler - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 24, Q5 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2012 Qualifier 1 Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (Q24) Won 25-27, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Wed, 7/18/2012 Qualifier 2 Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (25, Q8) Lost 21-18, 14-21, 10-15 0:43
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 15-23 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-19, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 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, Q1 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 25, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-2
7/18/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 25, Q8 Gabathuler/Schnider Q9 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:43
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 # 27, Q7 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 # 28, Q2 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 # 31, 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
Series tied with # Q10 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 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 # Q22 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 # Q24 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
7/18/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider Q9 Likholetov/Yutvalin Q24 25-27, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q25 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider Q3 Coucke/van Walle Q30 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:51