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July 24 - 29, 2007
(45) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Hannes Wyder - 57th
2003 Michael Waelchli - Country Quota Did not play
2004 David Wenger - 57th Philip Gabathuler - 57th
2006 David Wenger - 41st Philip Gabathuler - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 26, Q14 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 16, Q8 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q18 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q9 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q14 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open Q7 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2006 Vaduz Satellite 3 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q19 41 24 US$0.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool Q Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:37
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool Q Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (21) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool Q Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (28) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:35
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009Stavanger David Wenger - 37th Philip Gabathuler - 37th
2011Rome Jan Schnider - 17th Did not play
2013Stare Jablonki Jonas Weingart - 33rd Did not play
2015The Hague Mirco Gerson - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 45 33 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 34 37 40 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 5-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 12 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-10, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 17-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:57
Lead the series against # 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Gabathuler/Wenger 45 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 28 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Q Boersma/Ronnes 28 Gabathuler/Wenger 45 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 21-13, 22-20 0:49
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 # 34 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/18/05FIVB C&SFinland Satellite Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 15, Q11 Gabathuler/Wenger 3 21-18, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 38 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Hoidalen Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger Q14 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Wenger 26, Q14 21-14, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 42 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