Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Ostrava
May 28 - June 1, 2025
(15) 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: 111
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$336,287.50
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: 12
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Maunganui 2024)
Career Winnings: US$22,625.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB80010121120 US$40,250.00
Previous Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2021 Theo Brunner - 33rd Did not play
2022 Theo Brunner - 13th Did not play
2023 Tri Bourne - 21st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 5 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/6-10/2024 Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Q5 17th 400 US$0.00
BPT Elite Ostrava Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/29/2025 Pool C Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (10) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Fri, 5/30/2025 Pool C Benedikt Sagstetter / Jonas Sagstetter, Germany (22, Q13) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:36
Sat, 5/31/2025 Winner 1 Matyas Dzavoronok / Tadeas Trousil, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Sat, 5/31/2025 Winner 2 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 8-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 9 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 # 10 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
5/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Ostrava Pool C Schalk/Shaw 15 Berntsen/Mol 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 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 # 18, Q5 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 # 19, Q7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
3/21/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool B Grimalt/Grimalt 2 Schalk/Shaw 15 11-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:46
Series tied with # 20, Q8 Aye/Bassereau, France 1-1
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
Series tied with # 22, Q13 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 # Q6 Lima/Sousa, Brazil 1-0
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool E Schalk/Shaw 17, Q2 Lima/Sousa 20, Q3 By Forfeit