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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 16 - 20, 2015

(9) Josh Binstock/Sam Schachter, Canada

Josh Binstock
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 12, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Paraná 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$128,237.50

Sam Schachter
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

North York, ON

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

110

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$222,312.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	33	1	3	0	1	3	0	7	0	10	1	5	2	US$224,625.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	9	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	17	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	15	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	7	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	2	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/29-11/2/2014	Paraná Open	2	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	23	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	32, Q11	17th	240	US$9,000.00

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool H	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (24, Q2)	Lost 18-21, 24-22, 12-15	1:02
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool H	Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (25, Q3)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:42
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool H	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (8)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 6/19/2015	Winner 1	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (28, Q5)	Lost 21-17, 23-25, 10-15	1:06

Head to Head Results
Binstock/Schachter trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Binstock/Schachter	15	21-19, 21-17	0:41
Series tied with # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/7/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Semi-Finals	Binstock/Schachter	17	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	21-23, 21-18, 15-13	1:04
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	13	Binstock/Schachter	23	23-21, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	17	Rego/Santos	2	31-33, 21-18, 15-10	1:09
Trail the series against # 6 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Binstock/Schachter	17	21-16, 21-17	0:39
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Binstock/Schachter	15	21-13, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	23	Doppler/Horst	10	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Gibb/Patterson	8	Binstock/Schachter	9	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Binstock/Schachter	17	17-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:00
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	23	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-18, 25-23	0:44
Series tied with # 11 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	15	Krou/Rowlandson	18	21-18, 22-20	0:39
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Krou/Rowlandson	9	Binstock/Schachter	4	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	23	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-16, 21-18	0:43
Series tied with # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Binstock/Schachter	17	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	21-18, 32-30	0:53
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Binstock/Schachter	32, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 17 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q3	Binstock/Schachter	9	21-11, 22-20	0:35
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kantor/Losiak	16	Binstock/Schachter	23	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool G	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	Binstock/Schachter	7	21-15, 21-16	0:32
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	4	24-22, 21-16	0:41
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Binstock/Schachter	23	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	26, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Gold Medal	Binstock/Schachter	2	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	21-14, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	Binstock/Schachter	4	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	1	Binstock/Schachter	7	21-17, 24-22	0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q2	Binstock/Schachter	9	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Binstock/Schachter	9	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	25, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:42
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Binstock/Schachter	2	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	5	14-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # 26 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Brunner/Lucena	24, Q2	Binstock/Schachter	9	20-22, 21-14, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-2
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q5	Binstock/Schachter	9	17-21, 25-23, 15-10	1:06
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Eithun/Horrem	8	Binstock/Schachter	9	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # Q13 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	2	Dressler/Kunert	15	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 Horl/Hupfer, Austria 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 2	Binstock/Schachter	2	Horl/Hupfer	20, Q2	23-21, 21-13	0:36