Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 6 - 11, 2010
(10) Philip Gabathuler/Jan Schnider, 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
Jan Schnider
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Oensingen
Resides: Bern
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Fortaleza 2007)
Career Winnings: US$133,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB340000002459104 US$78,200.00
FIVB C&S1000100000000 US$800.00
Overall350001002459104 US$79,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Michael Waelchli - Country Quota Michel Kertai - 57th
2004 David Wenger - 57th Tino Schutz - 25th
2005 Did not play Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
2006 David Wenger - 41st Marcel Gscheidle - 9th
2007 David Wenger - 33rd Marcel Gscheidle - 17th
2008 David Wenger - 9th Martin Laciga - 9th
2009 Jan Schnider - 25th Philip Gabathuler - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Q10 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 28, Q9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 27, Q9 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q8 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 25, Q4 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 23, Q1 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open Q2 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open Q2 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 31, Q2 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open Q3 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 32, Q6 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 42 17 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 28 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 25 80 US$3,500.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool P Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (23) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:42
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool P Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (26) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool P Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (7) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 11-15 1:02
Fri, 7/9/2010 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 7/10/2010 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (11, Q1) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Schnider trail the series against the field 12-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 6 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 21-15, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 0-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barbosa/Cunha 17, Q9 Gabathuler/Schnider Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Fijalek/Prudel 7 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:02
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 26-24, 20-22, 16-14 1:12
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 28 21-18, 33-31 0:54
Series tied with # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 Heuscher/Heyer 9 21-16, 21-17 0:40
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 5 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 12, Q3 Kolodinsky/Koshkarev, Russia 0-1
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kolodinsky/Koshkarev 17, Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 21-18, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 Skarlund/Spinnangr 23 20-22, 21-18, 19-17 1:02
Series tied with # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-2
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:57
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 26 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool P Gabathuler/Schnider 10 Erdmann/Matysik 26 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q2 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Ces/Ces 12 Gabathuler/Schnider 28 21-12, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Lario/Mesa 7 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 14-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against Ferreira/Neto, Brazil 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 25, Q4 Ferreira/Neto Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # Q7 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Dugrip/Salvetti 10 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 21-14, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 3 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 Hoyer/Soderberg Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q22 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # Q13 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Maia/Rosas 23, Q14 Gabathuler/Schnider 31, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # Q15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hernandez/Villafane 26, Q5 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # Q18 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider Q8 Miramontes/Virgen Q25 21-14, 21-18 0:39
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen Q30 Gabathuler/Schnider Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 23, Q1 Henriquez/Mussa 24, Q2 16-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q23 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Schnider Q10 Pastukhov/Semenov Q23 21-11, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 2-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 Hordvik/Horrem Q25 21-13, 21-17 0:37
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 Hordvik/Horrem Q24 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:04