Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015
(16) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Jan Schnider - 33rd Did not play
2010 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2011 Jan Schnider - 25th Did not play
2013 Jonas Weingart - 9th Alexei Strasser - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 23 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 23 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 22 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 21 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 1 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 9 360 US$11,000.00
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
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool I Eric Haddock / Roberto Rodriguez, Puerto Rico (33) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Sun, 6/28/2015 Pool I Tim Oude Elferink / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (40) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:47
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool I Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (9) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:37
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (17) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 2 Cherif Samba / Jefferson Santos Pereira, Qatar (27) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007Gstaad David Wenger - 33rd Did not play
2009Stavanger David Wenger - 37th Did not play
2011Rome Jan Schnider - 17th Did not play
2013Stare Jablonki Jonas Weingart - 33rd Did not play
2019Hamburg Did not play Adrian Heidrich - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 16 9 500 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 20-27
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Gabathuler/Gerson 20 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-11, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool I Bourne/Hyden 9 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-15, 21-12 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goncalves/Solberg 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 Gabathuler/Gerson 21 16-21, 32-30, 15-12 1:07
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Walkenhorst/Windscheif 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 28, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 17 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-8, 21-16 0:31
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 27-25, 21-18 0:45
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 21-13, 21-16 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-4
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-17, 23-21 0:44
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Doppler/Horst 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Kapa/McHugh 27 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:53
Series tied with # 24 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  
Series tied with # 26 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q4 28-30, 21-19, 15-9 1:01
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool M Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 Gabathuler/Gerson 29 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 27 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Samba/Santos Pereira 27 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 29 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
Lead the series against # 33 Haddock/Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 2-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool I Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Haddock/Rodriguez 33 21-15, 21-11 0:34
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Haddock/Rodriguez 17 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 34 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
Lead the series against # 35 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/31/14FIVBAnapa Open Winner 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 6 Garcia/Marco 4 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 36 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 21-18, 21-12 0:37
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Ontiveros/Virgen Q7 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 40 Oude Elferink/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool I Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Oude Elferink/Spijkers 40 21-16, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 43 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Gabathuler/Gerson 21 Barsuk/Koshkarev 28 21-15, 21-16 0:35