Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015
(18) 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: 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 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: North York, ON
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$222,312.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB331301307010152 US$224,625.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Brian Hiebert - Country Quota Did not play
2011 Rich VanHuizen - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 21 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 9 17th 240 US$7,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool B Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (15) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-5 0:47
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool B Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 22-24, 26-24, 15-11 1:00
Fri, 7/10/2015 Pool B Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (31) Lost By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/11/2015 Winner 2 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (29, Q9) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Binstock/Schachter trail the series against the field 20-22 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool B Binstock/Schachter 18 Goncalves/Solberg 2 22-24, 26-24, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 14 Binstock/Schachter 21 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool H Gibb/Patterson 8 Binstock/Schachter 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 24-26, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/15FIVBPorec Major Series Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Binstock/Schachter 17 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-1
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 14 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool D Binstock/Schachter 21 Fijalek/Prudel 4 27-25, 21-18 0:54
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Binstock/Schachter 15 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool B Binstock/Schachter 18 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-5 0:47
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
Series tied with # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 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 # 19 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 # 20 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-0
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov 2 21-17, 21-19 0:43
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 23 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Garcia/Marco 21 Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool D Henriquez/Villafane 28 Binstock/Schachter 21 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Bockermann/Fluggen 13 Binstock/Schachter 4 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 29, Q9 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 29, Q9 Binstock/Schachter 18 21-13, 21-17 0:33
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Binstock/Schachter 15 Carambula/Ranghieri 31, Q27 22-20, 19-21, 20-18 1:09
Trail the series against # 30 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
Trail the series against # 31 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 0-1
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool B Kissling/Kovatsch 31 Binstock/Schachter 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q11 Barsuk/Koshkarev, Russia 0-1
4/22/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Barsuk/Koshkarev 29, Q21 Binstock/Schachter 4 21-17, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q14 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 2-0
11/1/14FIVBParaná Open Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 2 Faiga/Hilman 15 21-14, 21-15 0:35
10/31/14FIVBParaná Open Pool B Binstock/Schachter 2 Faiga/Hilman 15 23-25, 21-16, 15-11 1:02