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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 2015

(Q8) 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 Olsztyn Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	Q4	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	8	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	16	9	500	US$11,000.00
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

Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2015	Qualifier 1	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (32, Q25)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 19-31

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger 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
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	21-13, 21-16	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-5
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:45
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-17, 23-21	0:44
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	15-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-8, 21-16	0:31
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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-19, 21-19	0:42
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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-3
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool I	Bourne/Hyden	9	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-15, 21-12	0:37
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
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 0-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Kapa/McHugh	27	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 26 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool D	Gabathuler/Gerson	20	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 32, Q25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Petutschnig/Winter	32, Q25	Gabathuler/Gerson	Q8	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q4	23-21, 23-21	0:43
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Gabathuler/Gerson	8	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	25	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:53
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
Trail the series against # Q21 Samba/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Samba/Santos Pereira	27	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	21-15, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Huber/Seidl	Q2	21-14, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # Q26 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
Lead the series against # Q27 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	21-19, 21-8	0:29