Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
July 22 - 27, 2013
(12) Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk, Canada
 
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
Chaim Schalk
Canada / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$319,662.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Previous Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 23, Q3 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 40 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 27, Q9 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 28, Q8 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam Q9 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q10 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open Q10 33rd 100 US$0.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/23/2013 Pool E Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (28, Q5) Won 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Wed, 7/24/2013 Pool E John Hyden / Nick Lucena, United States (21, Q2) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-7 0:45
Thu, 7/25/2013 Pool E Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (5) Lost 22-20, 14-21, 12-15 0:48
Thu, 7/25/2013 Winner 1 Oivind Hordvik / Morten Kvamsdal, Norway (25) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 7/26/2013 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Patterson 5 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 31-29, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-11, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Cerutti/Rego 5 Saxton/Schalk 12 20-22, 21-14, 15-12 0:48
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 2 Saxton/Schalk 40 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44
Series tied with # 15 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 Gabathuler/Weingart 22, Q3 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:49
4/30/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Weingart 23, Q7 Saxton/Schalk Q10 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 13-21, 21-17, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 20 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q14 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 21, Q2 Hyden/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 Hyden/Lucena 21, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-7 0:45
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Hyden/Lucena 33 Saxton/Schalk 40 8-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 25 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 12 Hordvik/Kvamsdal 25 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 O'Gorman/Pedlow 28, Q5 21-14, 25-23 0:37