Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015

(10) 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 Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q8	41	40	US$0.00
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

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/9/2015	Pool G	Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (23, Q2)	Won 15-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:51
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool G	Jian Bao / Likejiang Ha, China (26, Q3)	Won 21-18, 23-25, 15-10	1:03
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool G	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (7)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15	0:54
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 1	Dmitri Barsuk / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (12)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Gabathuler/Gerson trail the series against the field 8-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 4 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 # 6 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 # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	7	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 1-1
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Koshkarev	12	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	21-14, 21-12	0:32
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 # 13 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23, Q2 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	Smedins/Sorokins	23, Q2	15-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:51
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 1-1
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool G	Gabathuler/Gerson	10	Bao/Ha	26, Q3	21-18, 23-25, 15-10	1:03
5/29/14	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool F	Bao/Ha	27, Q4	Gabathuler/Gerson	6	16-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:49