Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 13, 2019
(25, Q5) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Did not play Christian Redmann - 17th
2013 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
2014 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
2015 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
2016 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 9th
2017 Michael Plantinga - 25th Chaim Schalk - 17th
2018 Ben Saxton - 33rd Grant O'Gorman - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 30 17th 640 US$7,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 1 Thomas Kunert / Daniel Mullner, Austria (Q28) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 2 Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz, Austria (Q12) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool H Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (8) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15 0:50
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool H Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb, United States (9) Won 21-23, 26-24, 15-8 0:52
Thu, 7/11/2019 Winner 1 Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (13) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 10-15 0:43
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 19-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 15 Series, 7 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
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Gerson/Heidrich 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
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 # 9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-0
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 Bourne/Crabb 9 21-23, 26-24, 15-8 0:52
Series tied with # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 13 O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 17 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
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 # 20, Q2 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q3 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 # 23 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 # 28 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
Lead the series against # 31 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 22 Beeler/Krattiger 25 21-17, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 19 Haussener/Metral 30, Q17 26-24, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against Brunner/Priddy, United States 0-1
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Brunner/Priddy 23, Q3 O'Gorman/Saxton 22 21-14, 22-20 0:32
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q12 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 Ermacora/Pristauz Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:35
7/20/18FIVBHaiyang Three Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 8 O'Gorman/Saxton 2 24-22, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Series tied with # Q15 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Nolvak/Tiisaar 24 23-21, 21-14 0:35
3/12/19FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 30, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q16 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 0-1
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 1 Gordieiev/Popov 31, Q26 O'Gorman/Saxton Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Ha/Wu 30 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # Q19 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
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q27 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Kunert/Mullner, Austria 1-0
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 25, Q5 Kunert/Mullner Q28 21-15, 21-17 0:32