Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 7 - 12, 2009
(16) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal, United States
 
Jake Gibb
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bountiful, UT
Resides: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 150
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$826,312.50
Sean Rosenthal
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$630,800.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB634533142152132 US$731,300.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
2007 Sean Rosenthal - 5th Jake Gibb - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 23 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 15 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 13 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 7 5 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 11 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 7 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 7 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 13 1 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 18 4 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 14 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 7 17 160 US$5,100.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool A Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (17) Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool A Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (32, Q17) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool A Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 26-24, 9-15 0:58
Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 1 Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 15-17 1:05
Head to Head Results
Gibb/Rosenthal lead the series against the field 31-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-2
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Marques 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-16, 24-26, 15-9 0:58
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-18, 21-16 0:47
5/31/09FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 13-21, 24-22, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-3
8/18/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 17-21, 18-16 1:10
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 21-16, 18-21, 18-16 1:02
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Gold Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Rego/Santos 2 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:13
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Rego/Santos 2 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 22-20 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-4
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-14, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 24-22, 21-18 0:48
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Dalhausser/Rogers 8 21-18, 21-13 0:44
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 17 Gibb/Rosenthal 12 21-18, 23-21 0:48
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 13 Gibb/Rosenthal 20 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Klemperer/Koreng 7 23-25, 21-18, 18-16 1:11
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Solberg 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:05
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-4
5/30/09FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 12 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:56
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:06
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 13-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:08
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-15, 21-19 0:42
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q8 17-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Ces/Ces 27, Q12 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-17, 22-20 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Heuscher/Heyer 20 29-31, 24-22, 15-12 1:15
Trail the series against # 12 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool X Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 30-28, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Kais/Vesik 20 23-21, 21-14 0:39
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 17-21, 21-14, 15-11 1:00
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-19, 22-20 0:45
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Li/Xu, China 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Li/Xu 17 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 32, Q17 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Babich/Mykhaylov 32, Q17 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 30, Q8 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 21-17, 21-17 0:44
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 15-21, 23-21, 20-18 1:16
7/30/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-11, 21-17 0:44
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 21-18, 23-21 0:47
Series tied with # Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q1 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:57
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 21-17, 21-15 0:42
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15, Q2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 22-20, 21-18 0:48
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q21 Keenan/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Keenan/Lucena 21 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q30 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Abreu/Silva 47 21-12, 21-10 0:30