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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008

(23) 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:

Tournaments:

153

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Novi Sad 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$193,411.30

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Lucerne 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$44,218.79

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	37	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	US$3,856.42
FIVB	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	5	0	3	0	5	1	8	3	0	US$62,400.00
FIVB C&S	12	0	3	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$15,300.00
Overall	56	0	3	1	1	1	4	5	3	10	5	4	1	5	1	8	3	1	US$81,556.42

Previous Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	David Wenger - 17th	Philip Gabathuler - 17th
2007	David Wenger - 17th	Philip Gabathuler - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	1	7	40	US$1,200.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2008	Dutch Masters	Q3	21	60	€ 0.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	Q2	17	120	€ 0.00
CEV	5/9-12/2008	Austrian Masters	14, Q7	13	180	€ 1,200.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q15	29	30	€ 0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	31, Q5	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	Q11	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	Q9	33	30	US$0.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	45	33	50	US$4,800.00
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
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters		17	120	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q18	57	6	US$0.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters		17	120	€ 500.00
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
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	30, Q13	13	180	US$4,500.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 1	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10)	Lost 21-15, 15-21, 9-15	0:54
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 1	Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (26)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 2-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-2
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	Boersma/Ronnes	28	Gabathuler/Wenger	45	21-15, 21-12	0:35
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 3	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Gabathuler/Wenger		15-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Gabathuler/Wenger	23	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:54
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Fijalek/Prudel	11	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 0-1
8/9/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 1	Sinczak/Szternel	16	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	3	Hoyer/Soderberg	6	24-22, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Berger/Nowotny	3	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	7	Gabathuler/Wenger	26, Q14	17-21, 21-13, 22-20	0:57
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	Gabathuler/Wenger		21-16, 26-24	0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 0-1
5/22/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Litva/Varga	15, Q10	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q2	22-20, 12-21, 15-8	0:55
Series tied with # 26 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Cavaliere/Galli	26	Gabathuler/Wenger	23	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	14, Q7	Cavaliere/Galli	Q18	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Deulofeu/Salvetti	10	Gabathuler/Wenger	26, Q14	21-14, 21-8	0:32