Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Edmonton Three Star
July 17 - 21, 2019
(1) 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 Edmonton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 25, Q5 17th 480 US$6,000.00
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
Edmonton Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/18/2019 Pool A Luciano Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (32, Q12) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
Thu, 7/18/2019 Pool A Florian Breer / Quentin Metral, Switzerland (17) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 7/19/2019 Winner 2 Ruslan Bykanov / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (14) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:30
Sat, 7/20/2019 Winner 3 Chase Budinger / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 7/20/2019 Semi-Finals Marco Caminati / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (16) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Sun, 7/21/2019 Gold Medal Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (10) Lost 15-21, 25-23, 8-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton lead the series against the field 11-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Doherty/Hyden, United States 1-0
5/23/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Doherty/Hyden 18 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Budinger/Patterson, United States 1-0
7/20/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Winner 3 O'Gorman/Saxton 1 Budinger/Patterson 6 22-20, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 7, Q1 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
Series tied with # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-1
7/21/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Gold Medal Beeler/Krattiger 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 1 21-15, 23-25, 15-8 0:48
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 22 Beeler/Krattiger 25 21-17, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Nurminen/Siren, Finland 0-1
7/19/18FIVBHaiyang Three Star Pool B Nurminen/Siren 15 O'Gorman/Saxton 2 24-22, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Bykanov/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
7/19/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 1 Bykanov/Hudyakov 14 21-19, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Caminati/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
7/20/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Semi-Finals O'Gorman/Saxton 1 Caminati/Ranghieri 16 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Breer/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Pool A O'Gorman/Saxton 1 Breer/Metral 17 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 18 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 31, Q12 21-12 Retired 0:14
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 # 32, Q12 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/18/19FIVBEdmonton Three Star Pool A O'Gorman/Saxton 1 Ferreira/Marques 32, Q12 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50