Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 7, 2019
(30) 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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Sam Pedlow - 33rd Chaim Schalk - 17th
2017 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star 19 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 15 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 22 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star Q7 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star Q2 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 13 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 18 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 27, Q7 17th 480 US$6,000.00
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
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/28/2019 Pool F Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (19) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 9-15 0:48
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool F Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (6) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool F Julian Azaad / Nicolas Capogrosso, Argentina (43) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:33
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 1 Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (32) Lost 24-22, 15-21, 8-15 0:46
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Christian Redmann - 17th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Chaim Schalk - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Chaim Schalk - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 30 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 14-18 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-1
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool B Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 30 Dalhausser/Lucena 6 21-16, 21-19 0:43
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
Series tied with # 8 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-16, 21-19 0:34
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Series tied with # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/25/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-18, 21-13 0:32
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 23-21, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Thole/Wickler, Germany 2-0
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 22 Thole/Wickler 6 21-23, 23-21, 15-10 0:53
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 # 14 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 # 16 Goncalves/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Goncalves/Schmidt 11 O'Gorman/Saxton 22 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 19 O'Gorman/Saxton 30 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:48
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Cerutti/Filho 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 0-2
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Plavins/Tocs 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 13 21-18, 21-19 0:33
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Plavins/Tocs 17 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 21-15, 22-20 0:33
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 32 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Seidl/Waller 32 O'Gorman/Saxton 30 22-24, 21-15, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 35 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
Lead the series against # 40 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 # 43 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 3-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 30 Azaad/Capogrosso 43 21-14, 21-19 0:33
10/18/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool D O'Gorman/Saxton 13 Azaad/Capogrosso 29, Q6 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Azaad/Capogrosso Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:45