Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 3 - 8, 2018
(14) Grant O'Gorman/Ben Saxton, Canada
 
Grant O'Gorman
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 2, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Scarborough, ON
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$98,562.50
Ben Saxton
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Calgary
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$330,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3211003030141441 US$106,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Michael Plantinga - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 21 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 21 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 10 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 19 25th 180 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 15 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 14 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 17 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 11 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/22-25/2017 Sydney Two Star 2 1st 400 US$4,000.00
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool C Julius Thole / Clemens Wickler, Germany (19, Q1) Won 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Fri, 7/6/2018 Pool C Christoph Dressler / Robin Seidl, Austria (30, Q14) Won 21-15, 24-22 0:33
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 2 Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:47
Sat, 7/7/2018 Winner 3 Guto Carvalhaes / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (20, Q2) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 10-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 21-15, 21-15 0:37
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 17 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 6 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Schmidt/Solberg 6 16-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:47
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E Schmidt/Solberg 12 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Hyden, United States 0-2
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Brunner/Hyden 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-11, 21-15 0:31
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Brunner/Hyden 20 O'Gorman/Saxton 17 15-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C Mol/Sorum 19 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 0-1
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 21-15, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool A O'Gorman/Saxton 17 Pedlow/Schachter 16 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Diaz/Gonzalez 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 10 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Carvalhaes/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Carvalhaes/Santos 20, Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 22-20, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Tijan/Younousse 18 25-23, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 23 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 23, Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:46
Series tied with # 26, Q8 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-1
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 2 Evans/Kolinske 30 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-5 0:43
11/25/17FIVBSydney Two Star Semi-Finals O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Evans/Kolinske 10 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Dressler/Seidl, Austria 2-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Dressler/Seidl 30, Q14 21-15, 24-22 0:33
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 11 Dressler/Seidl 22 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Aye/Krou, France 1-0
11/25/17FIVBSydney Two Star Gold Medal O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Aye/Krou 4 21-8, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # Q4 Gomez/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G O'Gorman/Saxton 10 Gomez/Rangel 26 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q9 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Berntsen/Mol 28, Q10 21-16, 23-21 0:38