Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(26, Q8) Christian Redmann/Ben Saxton, Canada
 
Christian Redmann
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 80
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Moscow 2009)
Career Winnings: US$85,375.00
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB19000000014635 US$42,250.00
Previous Berlin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome Q7 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 28, Q8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 28, Q4 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q11 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q16 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open Q8 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 26, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q16 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 9 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 33rd 40 US$0.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/10/2012 Qualifier 1 Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (Q25) Won 21-23, 21-14, 15-12 0:48
Tue, 7/10/2012 Qualifier 2 Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (Q9) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 0:58
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool P Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (7) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 8-15 0:55
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool P Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (10) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool P Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (23, Q3) Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
Thu, 7/12/2012 Winner 1 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (22) Lost 23-25, 25-23, 12-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Redmann/Saxton trail the series against the field 10-22 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 5 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:50
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Rego 2 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q22 25-23, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 19 Redmann/Saxton 30, Q20 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Redmann/Saxton Q16 20-22, 21-11, 15-10 0:53
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-12, 27-29, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Redmann/Saxton 29, Q11 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-3
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Erdmann/Matysik 12 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 21-18, 21-12 0:34
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 Erdmann/Matysik 11 23-25, 21-19, 16-14 0:58
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 7 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q3 21-14, 25-23 0:38
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Erdmann/Matysik 18 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q22 21-23, 21-14, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 Araujo/Solberg 10 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 14 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:37
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Redmann/Saxton 46 Boersma/Spijkers 22 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 5 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 21-17, 28-26 0:49
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 30 Redmann/Saxton 46 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q19 Redmann/Saxton Q14 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-16, 21-19 0:32
Series tied with # 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 1:02
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q9 21-19, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool P Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q3 22-24, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
Series tied with # 29, Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 Redmann/Saxton Q16 21-19, 21-16 0:39
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 30, Q20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q4 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 Redmann/Saxton Q7 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 1-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 Goncalves/Marques 12, Q6 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q2 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q5 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 23-21, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # Q9 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-1
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 Huber/Seidl Q9 21-17, 20-22, 15-13 0:58
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Huber/Seidl 23, Q7 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q3 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q4 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q20 21-10, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # Q25 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 Likholetov/Yutvalin Q25 21-23, 21-14, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # Q27 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Henriquez/Mussa Q40 Redmann/Saxton Q8 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:53