Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014
(14) Philip Gabathuler/Mirco Gerson, 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
Mirco Gerson
Switzerland
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 29, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Belp
Resides: Bern
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)
Career Winnings: US$159,488.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB330020006010843 US$162,600.00
Previous Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
2009 Jan Schnider - 41st Did not play
2010 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2011 Jan Schnider - 17th Did not play
2012 Mirco Gerson - 25th Philip Gabathuler - 25th
2013 Jonas Weingart - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20, Q3 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 20 17 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q10 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 32, Q15 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 28, Q7 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2014 Anapa Open 6 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/6-10/2014 Puerto Vallarta Open 6 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam Q10 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 17 17 180 US$1,200.00
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool C Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (19) Won 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool C Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (30) Won 21-18, 29-31, 15-13 0:58
Fri, 8/22/2014 Pool C Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 12-21 0:33
Fri, 8/22/2014 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (15) Won 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 0:49
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (13) Lost 21-13, 16-21, 8-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson lead the series against the field 19-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 21-14, 21-9 0:30
Series tied with # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 21-14, 21-12 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Erdmann/Matysik 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Bourne/Hyden 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/8/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool F Bourne/Hyden 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:39
6/1/14FIVBAnapa Open Semi-Finals Krasilnikov/Semenov 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 18 34-36, 21-19, 15-10 1:06
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 15-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:58
Series tied with # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Bockermann/Urbatzka 15 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Felipe/Goncalves 12 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 13-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 24 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Horst 20 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 21-19, 21-23, 15-12 0:52
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Doppler/Horst 16 21-18, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Huber/Seidl Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:36
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Saxton/Schalk 19 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Santos/Santos Pereira 32 Gabathuler/Gerson 17 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 30, Q7 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q10 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-1
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Dollinger/Wickler Q18 21-16, 21-17 0:39
4/29/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dollinger/Wickler 29, Q23 Gabathuler/Gerson Q10 23-21, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Kollo/Vesik Q14 21-16, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
5/30/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool F Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 11 22-20, 21-19 0:40
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 17 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 16 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 30 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Kosiak/Rudol 30 21-18, 29-31, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 20, Q3 Hatch/Redmann 29, Q16 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Buivids/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/29/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool F Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Buivids/Sorokins 22, Q1 24-22, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # Q12 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 32, Q15 Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 21-19, 21-8 0:29
Trail the series against # Q14 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 Gabathuler/Gerson 17 21-19, 21-16 0:34