Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013
(18) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Christian Redmann - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 12 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/7/2013 Pool B Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (15) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 11-15 0:49
Wed, 8/7/2013 Pool B Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 19-21, 22-20, 10-15 0:57
Thu, 8/8/2013 Pool B Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (31, Q22) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 8-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 9 Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Schmidt/Solberg 2 Saxton/Schalk 18 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:57
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
Lead the series against # 4 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Filho/Santos 7 21-17, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Fijalek/Prudel 10 14-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:48
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Saxton/Schalk 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 15 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 21-13, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 40 Kantor/Losiak 38 21-19, 27-29, 15-8 0:58
Series tied with # 22 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 # 26 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Saxton/Schalk 40 Fuchs/Kaczmarek 16 21-18, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 31, Q22 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Ranghieri/Tomatis 31, Q22 Saxton/Schalk 18 21-12, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q13 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 Colina/Henriquez Q8 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:44