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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(Q4) 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 Gran Canaria Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	David Wenger - 29th	Philip Gabathuler - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	21	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	7	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	5	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	12	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	10	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	14	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	16	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q6	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	31	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB C&S	7/17-20/2008	Pärnu Challenger	3	2	72	US$4,000.00
CEV	7/11-13/2008	European Championship	23	25	80	€ 0.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/7/2009	Qualifier 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (Q13)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 10-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Wenger trail the series against the field 7-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Lario/Mesa	12	Gabathuler/Wenger	21	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 3	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Fijalek/Prudel	20	16-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	17, Q5	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	21-15, 21-12	0:35
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 # 11 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	5	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	21-18, 22-20	0:49
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	20	Gabathuler/Wenger	14	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 14, Q8 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 1	Dugrip/Salvetti	19	Gabathuler/Wenger	14	23-21, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Huth/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	21	Huth/Urbatzka	22	25-23, 21-15	0:40
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	9	Huth/Urbatzka	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21, Q3	34-32, 21-19	0:56
Trail the series against # Q13 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-2
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	Q13	Gabathuler/Wenger	Q4	19-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:49
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	7	Gabathuler/Wenger	10	21-17, 21-9	0:42
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Q	Gabathuler/Wenger	45	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22, Q7	22-20, 21-15	0:42
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Gabathuler/Wenger	16	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	31	21-19, 21-15	0:49