Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Xiamen Grand Slam
October 22 - 26, 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$318,537.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Previous Xiamen Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 14 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Xiamen Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool E Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (21) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool E Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (28, Q6) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 10/24/2013 Pool E Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 23-25, 15-21 0:34
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 1 Sebastian Dollinger / Lars Fluggen, Germany (15) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20) Lost 21-16, 13-21, 14-16 0:43
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 5-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Saxton/Schalk 12 25-23, 21-15 0:34
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 # 11 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 12 Dollinger/Fluggen 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 20 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 Saxton/Schalk 12 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 Eithun/Horrem 21 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Trail the series against # 27 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
5/22/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 26, Q8 Saxton/Schalk Q9 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Kotsilianos/Zoupani 28, Q6 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-19, 21-18 0:39