Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(Q19) Philip Gabathuler/David Wenger, Switzerland
 
Philip Gabathuler
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 24, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: 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
David Wenger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: Bern
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$39,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB3100000132535183 US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S1203111320100000 US$15,300.00
Overall4303111452635183 US$77,700.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 30, Q13 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open Q15 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q24 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q31 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q15 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-21/2005 Liechtenstein Satellite 4 4 14 US$800.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 9 7 14 US$600.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 4, Q1 17 12 US$450.00
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 Morocco Satellite 1 2 26 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/15-17/2005 Italy Challenger 8, Q2 9 24 US$950.00
FIVB C&S 7/7-10/2005 Italy Challenger 8 9 24 US$950.00
FIVB C&S 6/17-19/2005 Finland Satellite 3 5 12 US$650.00
FIVB C&S 8/21-22/2004 Corsica Satellite 11, Q2 7 10 US$500.00
FIVB C&S 8/5-8/2004 Switzerland Satellite 14 2 26 US$2,000.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/25/2006 Country Quota Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland Won 21-17, 24-26, 15-13 1:00
Wed, 7/26/2006 Qualifier 2 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (29, Q14) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 6-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 9 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/20/05FIVB C&SLiechtenstein Satellite Winner 3 Egger/Laciga 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 12 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-10, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 Pedrosa/Rosas 14 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-2
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q14 Gabathuler/Wenger Q19 22-20, 21-15 0:40
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q9 Gabathuler/Wenger Q24 21-11, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Gabathuler/Wenger Q19 Gscheidle/Schnider 21-17, 24-26, 15-13 1:00
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Gabathuler/Wenger Q24 Gscheidle/Schnider 18-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 Asahi/Watanabe Q4 23-21, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q15 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 Prosser/Richardson 20 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # Q17 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/16/05FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Contender 3 Krug/Urbatzka 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 8, Q2 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # Q25 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q34 Gabathuler/Wenger Q31 21-16, 27-25 0:41
Series tied with # Q30 Domenghini/Nota, Italy 1-1
7/24/05FIVB C&SMorocco Satellite Gold Medal Domenghini/Nota 4 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 23-21, 19-21, 19-17 1:04
7/23/05FIVB C&SMorocco Satellite Winner 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 Domenghini/Nota 4 23-21, 21-14 0:36