Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch
July 31 - August 5, 2018
(27, Q7) 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 Vienna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2018 Haiyang Three Star 2 17th 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major Q2 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 14 5th 480 US$6,000.00
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
Vienna Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/31/2018 Qualifier 1 Daniel Mullner / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (Q26) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Wed, 8/1/2018 Qualifier 2 Julian Azaad / Nicolas Capogrosso, Argentina (Q10) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
Thu, 8/2/2018 Pool F Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (6) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:33
Fri, 8/3/2018 Pool F Alison Cerutti / Andre Loyola, Brazil (11) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 9-15 0:45
Fri, 8/3/2018 Winner 1 Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (14) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 14-20 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 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
Lead the series against # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 23-21, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Series tied with # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-19, 21-19 0:33
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E Kantor/Losiak 5 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 11 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F Cerutti/Loyola 11 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Series tied with # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 21-18, 21-14 0:37
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 Bryl/Fijalek 7 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 29, Q11 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 20, Q2 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 22 Bouter/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Bouter/Varenhorst 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 26, Q6 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 22-20, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-1
7/20/18FIVBHaiyang Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 2 24-22, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Lead the series against # Q10 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Azaad/Capogrosso Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # Q11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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
Series tied with # Q16 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 # Q22 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
Lead the series against # Q26 Mullner/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
7/31/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Mullner/Schnetzer Q26 21-17, 21-18 0:37