Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025
(9) Chaim Schalk/James Shaw, United States
 
Chaim Schalk
Canada / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$347,937.50
James Shaw
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 5, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Woodside, CA
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 17
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$34,275.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB1300102221230 US$58,750.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 9 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 8 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 9 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 12 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 15 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 17, Q2 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 19, Q4 3rd 1000 US$17,000.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 15 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 7 7th 400 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 8 5th 640 US$4,000.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool I Jack Pearse / D'Artagnan Potts, Australia (40)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool I Matthew Immers / Ruben Penninga, Netherlands (33)    
Mon, 11/17/2025 Pool I Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (16)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Ben Saxton - 5th Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Ben Saxton - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Ben Saxton - 5th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Theo Brunner - 4th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Tri Bourne - 37th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 18-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
5/31/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 1 Schalk/Shaw 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 1-0
3/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Winner 3 Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 Ahman/Hellvig 1 21-19, 13-21, 15-8 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Goncalves/Lanci 15 Schalk/Shaw 17, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 0-2
10/8/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool B Andersson/Nilsson 2 Schalk/Shaw 10 21-17, 21-13 0:32
7/3/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool A Andersson/Nilsson 24, Q13 Schalk/Shaw 12 21-16, 18-21, 20-18 0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-2
3/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Semi-Finals Capogrosso/Capogrosso 2 Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
3/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Winner 2 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 2 Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 21-17, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
10/8/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool B Schalk/Shaw 10 Carracher/Nicolaidis 7 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Aye/Bassereau, France 1-2
9/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool D Aye/Bassereau 21, Q7 Schalk/Shaw 9 21-17, 20-22, 16-14 0:54
11/22/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Pool E Schalk/Shaw 8 Aye/Bassereau 5 20-22, 23-21, 15-12 0:48
11/16/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Winner 2 Aye/Bassereau 9 Schalk/Shaw 5 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
9/24/25FIVBBPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Pool E Berger/Hammarberg 17, Q2 Schalk/Shaw 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Schalk/Shaw 7 Campos/Pedrosa 8 11-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 22 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
10/4/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 3 Barbosa/Wanderley 3 Schalk/Shaw 9 21-18, 21-19 0:34
9/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Joao Pessoa Pool D Barbosa/Wanderley 16 Schalk/Shaw 9 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Series tied with # 23 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-1
10/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Winner 1 Berntsen/Mol 8 Schalk/Shaw 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
5/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool C Schalk/Shaw 15 Berntsen/Mol 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 28 Amieva/Bueno, Argentina 1-0
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool B Schalk/Shaw 15 Amieva/Bueno 18 21-16, 23-25, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 29 Dressler/Waller, Austria 1-0
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool F Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 Dressler/Waller 18, Q2 20-22, 22-20, 15-6 0:46
Lead the series against # 31 Bello/Bello, England 2-1
10/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool B Schalk/Shaw 10 Bello/Bello 15, Q6 15-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:46
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool F Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 Bello/Bello 6 21-19, 21-17 0:37
11/6/24FIVBElite16 Rio de Janeiro Qualifier 2 Bello/Bello 14, Q4 Schalk/Shaw Q5 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 32 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool E Benesh/Partain 8 Schalk/Shaw 17, Q2 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 33 Immers/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
10/3/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Pool H Schalk/Shaw 9 Immers/Penninga 25 21-15, 21-19 0:32
Series tied with # 36 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-1
10/4/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Winner 2 Schalk/Shaw 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 11 21-16, 21-14 0:34
3/21/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool B Grimalt/Grimalt 2 Schalk/Shaw 15 11-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against Carvalhaes/Felipe, Brazil 2-0
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Qualifier 1 Schalk/Shaw 17, Q2 Carvalhaes/Felipe Q15 21-17, 21-18 0:37
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Qualifier 1 Schalk/Shaw 19, Q4 Carvalhaes/Felipe Q13 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against Chouikh/Gardoque, France 1-0
11/15/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool E Schalk/Shaw 5 Chouikh/Gardoque 17, Q11 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 0-1
3/21/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Winner 1 Cottafava/Dal Corso 3 Schalk/Shaw 15 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against Dzavoronok/Trousil, Czech Republic 1-0
5/31/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Winner 1 Schalk/Shaw 15 Dzavoronok/Trousil 16 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with Korotkov/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
11/29/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool F Korotkov/Tiisaar 19, Q6 Schalk/Shaw 7 21-19, 21-16 0:35
11/6/24FIVBElite16 Rio de Janeiro Qualifier 1 Schalk/Shaw Q5 Korotkov/Tiisaar Q12 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 0:49
Series tied with Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 1-1
5/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool C Sagstetter/Sagstetter 22, Q13 Schalk/Shaw 15 21-19, 24-22 0:36
11/29/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool F Schalk/Shaw 7 Sagstetter/Sagstetter 18, Q4 21-16, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against Van Langendonck/Vercauteren, Belgium 1-0
11/22/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Pool E Schalk/Shaw 8 Van Langendonck/Vercauteren 17 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 0:52