Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 16 - 20, 2015
(23) 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: 12
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Qinzhou 2020)
Career Winnings: US$159,488.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB330020006010843 US$162,600.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool G Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (10) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:42
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool G Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (7) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:44
Thu, 6/18/2015 Pool G Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (26) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 13-21
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 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 # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 22 By Forfeit  
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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-2
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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23 Bockermann/Fluggen 26, Q4 23-21, 23-21 0:43
Series tied with # 24, Q2 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 # 25, Q3 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  
Trail the series against # 26 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Haddock/Rodriguez, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Haddock/Rodriguez 17 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 30, Q8 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 Gabathuler/Gerson 17 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q6 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