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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 25 - 31, 2015

(21) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$159,488.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	10	8	4	3	US$162,600.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Jan Schnider - 25th	Did not play
2010	Jan Schnider - 25th	Did not play
2013	Jonas Weingart - 17th	Did not play
2014	Mirco Gerson - 25th	Philip Gabathuler - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/27/2015	Pool E	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12)	Won 27-25, 21-18	0:45
Thu, 5/28/2015	Pool E	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5)	Lost 21-19, 14-21, 12-15	0:47
Thu, 5/28/2015	Pool E	Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (28)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:35
Fri, 5/29/2015	Winner 1	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (16)	Lost 21-16, 30-32, 12-15	1:07

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 19-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/29/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	21-14, 21-9	0:30
Series tied with # 2 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	21-14, 21-12	0:33
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Fijalek/Prudel	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:47
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin 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
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-19, 21-15	0:35
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool F	Bourne/Hyden	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-16, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	21-18, 21-13	0:32
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-11, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:39
6/1/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Semi-Finals	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	Gavira/Herrera	12	27-25, 21-18	0:45
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	34-36, 21-19, 15-10	1:06
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	15-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	Binstock/Schachter	7	21-17, 24-22	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	16-21, 32-30, 15-12	1:07
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	24	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	20	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	21-19, 21-23, 15-12	0:52
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Doppler/Horst	16	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Series tied with # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Saxton/Schalk	19	10-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:00
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 22 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-1
6/29/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26, Q4	28-30, 21-19, 15-9	1:01
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	29	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 24, Q8 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Ontiveros/Virgen	16	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	21-18, 21-12	0:37
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Ontiveros/Virgen	Q7	21-18, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-0
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	Barsuk/Koshkarev	28	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Kosiak/Rudol	30	21-18, 29-31, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q7 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
5/30/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool F	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	11	22-20, 21-19	0:40
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	16	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q11 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/31/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 3	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	Garcia/Marco	4	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Kollo/Vesik	Q14	21-16, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	30, Q7	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q10	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # Q20 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Kissling/Kovatsch	26, Q9	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	21-19, 21-16	0:34