Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Tour Finals
September 3 - 8, 2019
(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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Did not play Christian Redmann - 17th
2012 Did not play Christian Redmann - 41st
2013 Did not play Chaim Schalk - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 23, Q3 25th 360 US$4,000.00
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
World Tour Finals Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/4/2019 Qualifier 1 Davide Benzi / Paolo Ficosecco, Italy (Q30) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:45
Wed, 9/4/2019 Qualifier 2 Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, France (31, Q14) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 16-26 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 16 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
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 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12, Q1 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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 17 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 # 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
Series tied with # 21 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
Series tied with # 22 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
Series tied with # 23 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 # 26, Q8 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 # 27, Q10 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 # 28, Q12 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 # 29, Q13 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q14 Aye/Gauthier-Rat, France 0-1
9/4/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Qualifier 2 Aye/Gauthier-Rat 31, Q14 O'Gorman/Saxton Q3 21-16, 21-18 0:31
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
Lead the series against # 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q30 Benzi/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
9/4/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Qualifier 1 O'Gorman/Saxton Q3 Benzi/Ficosecco Q30 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:45