Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(19) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 10 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 16 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 16 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 18 9th 360 US$11,000.00
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$3,375.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool C Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (14) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:34
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool C Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (3) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:40
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool C Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (30, Q20) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 1 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (17) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:34
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2015FIVB1001001030410 $105,575.00 212644.7 %
2016FIVB200000000200 $8,200.00 4450.0 %
TotalFIVB1912011030722 $166,575.00 494055.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Josh Binstock  Sam Schachter
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10010013410 $52,787.50 2015FIVB10010013410 $52,787.50
2000000200 $4,100.00 2016FIVB2000000200 $4,100.00
681331298635 $99,212.50 TotalTotal362201158413 $88,662.50
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%
2015-201630 61.2% 10 20.4% 9 18.4% 40-9 81.6% 14 21.2% 8 12.1% 44 66.7% 14-52 21.2% 30-44 40.5% 24-17 58.5% 01 54-62 46.6%
Against the Field23 63.9% 8 22.2% 5 13.9% 31-5 86.1% 12 20.7% 6 10.3% 40 69.0% 12-46 20.7% 46-80 36.5% 40-22 64.5% 00 43-51 45.7%
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 lead the series against the field 26-25 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 9 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-19 0:39
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
Series tied with # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Binstock/Schachter 19 Gibb/Patterson 3 22-20, 21-18 0:40
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Binstock/Schachter 16 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-19, 21-16 0:38
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 # 4 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 # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/15FIVBPorec Major Series Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Binstock/Schachter 17 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-18 0:41
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Binstock/Schachter 28, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-19, 24-26, 15-8 0:57
Series tied with # 8 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 # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 8 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-18, 22-20 0:43
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 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-1
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Krasilnikov/Semenov 17 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-13, 22-20 0:40
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-2
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Carambula/Ranghieri 14 Binstock/Schachter 19 21-13, 21-15 0:34
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Binstock/Schachter 10 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 22-20, 17-21, 15-7 1:04
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
Series tied with # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-2
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 Binstock/Schachter 19 21-15, 21-11 0:34
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Binstock/Schachter 16 Ontiveros/Virgen 21 28-30, 21-17, 15-11 1:07
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 6 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 17 Felipe/Filho 20, Q1 21-19, 23-21 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q1 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
Series tied with # 24 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 # 28, Q9 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 # 30, Q20 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Binstock/Schachter 19 Finsters/Tocs 30, Q20 24-22, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 31, Q21 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-1
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Binstock/Schachter 10 Barsuk/Liamin 26, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q20 Binstock/Schachter Q4 27-25, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 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 # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 0-2
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool G Gabathuler/Gerson 23 Binstock/Schachter 10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 1 Binstock/Schachter 7 21-17, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Binstock/Schachter 16 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 32, Q20 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 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