Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Moscow Grand Slam
August 21 - 25, 2013
(14) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Christian Redmann - 33rd Did not play
2012 Christian Redmann - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 18 25th 240 US$2,750.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/22/2013 Pool C Alexander Horst / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (19) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool C Maksim Hudyakov / Evgeniy Romashkin, Russia (30, Q18) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/23/2013 Pool C Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:40
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 1 Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (16) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Sat, 8/24/2013 Winner 2 Lars Fluggen / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (22) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 13-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 8-9 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Saxton/Schalk 14 21-19, 24-22 0:40
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-1
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 14 Gabathuler/Weingart 16 21-17, 21-16 0:31
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 # 19 Horst/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 14 Horst/Petutschnig 19 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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  
Trail the series against # 22 Fluggen/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Fluggen/Walkenhorst 22 Saxton/Schalk 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 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 # 30, Q18 Hudyakov/Romashkin, Russia 1-0
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 14 Hudyakov/Romashkin 30, Q18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q6 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