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 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Paraná 2014)
Career Winnings: US$128,237.50
Sam Schachter
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1990 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: North York, ON
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$240,437.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB331301307010152 US$224,625.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$9,000.00
St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool H Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (24, Q2) Lost 18-21, 24-22, 12-15 1:02
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool H Sebastian Fuchs / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (25, Q3) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:42
Thu, 6/18/2015 Pool H Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (8) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 6/19/2015 Winner 1 Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (28, Q5) Lost 21-17, 23-25, 10-15 1:06
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
World Tour Finals100000010000 $7,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1601010030720 $159,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1412003020330 $47,125.00
Total33130130701150 $224,625.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Josh Binstock Sam Schachter
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000200 $0.00 Olympic Games2000000200 $0.00
1000001000 $5,500.00 World Championships6000002400 $25,000.00
1000001000 $3,750.00 World Tour Finals2000001000 $3,750.00
31010103740 $82,625.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3801011111440 $121,875.00
39120035350 $31,687.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open66120181916100 $87,812.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2100010000 $2,000.00
3000003000 $1,125.00 Challenger          
5013010000 $3,550.00 Satellite          
           U21 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
8214314131290 $128,237.50 Total1193302103437140 $240,437.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2014FIVB611010000111 $52,800.00 24972.7 %
2015FIVB601001000310 $65,575.00 121741.4 %
TotalFIVB1312011000422 $118,375.00 362757.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Josh Binstock  Sam Schachter
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000000004 $0.00 2003FIVB          
3000000003 $0.00 2006FIVB          
3012000000 $2,450.00 2006FIVB C&S          
3000000003 $0.00 2007FIVB          
4001012000 $1,875.00 2007FIVB C&S          
1000001000 $350.00 2008FIVB C&S          
           2008FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2009FIVB          
           2009FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
5000000005 $0.00 2010FIVB          
           2010FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
10000001027 $4,875.00 2011FIVB4000001012 $4,000.00
9000001116 $4,000.00 2012FIVB6000000006 $0.00
4000000013 $1,375.00 2013FIVB4000000013 $1,375.00
7110101111 $27,400.00 2014FIVB7110100112 $26,400.00
6010010310 $32,787.50 2015FIVB6010010310 $32,787.50
621331265635 $75,112.50 TotalTotal302201125413 $64,562.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall49 69.0% 12 16.9% 10 14.1% 61-10 85.9% 17 21.8% 12 15.4% 49 62.8% 17-61 21.8% 49-49 50.0% 29-22 56.9% 01 78-72 52.0%
2014-201531 79.5% 4 10.3% 4 10.3% 35-4 89.7% 10 25.0% 7 17.5% 23 57.5% 10-30 25.0% 31-23 57.4% 14-11 56.0% 01 45-35 56.3%
Against the Field19 73.1% 3 11.5% 4 15.4% 22-4 84.6% 10 22.2% 7 15.6% 28 62.2% 10-35 22.2% 38-54 41.3% 26-22 54.2% 01 32-39 45.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000021001100000032
World Tour Finals000002000100000003
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00222121007101101013136
Challenge/Four Star/Open00202418001483000124428
Total004247450022204101137872
Head to Head Results
Binstock/Schachter trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow 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
6/7/15FIVBPorec Major Series Semi-Finals Binstock/Schachter 17 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 1:04
9/27/14FIVBSão 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
6/6/15FIVBPorec 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
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 17 21-16, 21-17 0:39
5/28/15FIVBMoscow 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
9/24/14FIVBSão 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
6/18/15FIVBSt. 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
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Binstock/Schachter 17 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:00
9/26/14FIVBSão 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
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Binstock/Schachter 15 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 22-20 0:39
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou 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
9/25/14FIVBSão 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
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Binstock/Schachter 17 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 14 21-18, 32-30 0:53
7/24/14FIVBASICS 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
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool H Kantor/Losiak 25, Q3 Binstock/Schachter 9 21-11, 22-20 0:35
9/27/14FIVBSão 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
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool G Giginoglu/Gogtepe 10 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-15, 21-16 0:32
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 4 24-22, 21-16 0:41
9/25/14FIVBSão 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
11/2/14FIVBParaná 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
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou 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
5/15/15FIVBLucerne 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
6/17/15FIVBSt. 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
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool H Binstock/Schachter 9 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 25, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:42
11/2/14FIVBParaná 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
6/11/15FIVBStavanger 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
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q5 Binstock/Schachter 9 17-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:06
6/12/15FIVBStavanger 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
11/6/14FIVBDoha 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
11/1/14FIVBParaná Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 2 Horl/Hupfer 20, Q2 23-21, 21-13 0:36