Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vienna Major Five Star
July 30 - August 4, 2019
(23, Q3) 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
2018 Ben Saxton - 17th Grant O'Gorman - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Edmonton Three Star 1 2nd 540 US$8,000.00
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
Vienna Major Five Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/30/2019 Qualifier 1 Daniel Bergerud / Lars Retterholt, Norway (Q30) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Wed, 7/31/2019 Qualifier 2 Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov, Ukraine (Q14) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Thu, 8/1/2019 Pool G Andre Loyola / George Wanderley, Brazil (10) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:32
Thu, 8/1/2019 Pool G Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 22-24 0:57
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 17-28 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 8 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 21-18, 20-22, 24-22 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Loyola/Wanderley 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21, Q2 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
Series tied with # 22 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 # 25 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 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 # 29 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 # 30, Q8 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
Series tied with # 32 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
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # Q11 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
Series tied with # Q14 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 1-1
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 Gordieiev/Popov Q14 21-14, 21-18 0:34
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 1 Gordieiev/Popov 31, Q26 O'Gorman/Saxton Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:40
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
Lead the series against # Q21 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 # Q25 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 # Q30 Bergerud/Retterholt, Norway 1-0
7/30/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 23, Q3 Bergerud/Retterholt Q30 21-14, 21-18 0:33