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 (37 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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$354,537.50
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$0.00
Xiamen Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool E Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (21) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Wed, 10/23/2013 Pool E Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (28, Q6) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 10/24/2013 Pool E Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 23-25, 15-21 0:34
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 1 Sebastian Dollinger / Lars Fluggen, Germany (15) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Fri, 10/25/2013 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20) Lost 21-16, 13-21, 14-16 0:43
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships300002000100 $43,000.00
World Tour Finals300011100000 $41,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam37013030140950 $399,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100101030140 $22,175.00
Total550141711801190 $505,825.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ben Saxton Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
5000020300 $28,500.00 World Championships6000130101 $46,200.00
4000120000 $20,750.00 World Tour Finals3000120000 $20,750.00
54013031414100 $222,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5601405201850 $236,825.00
5200104712100 $49,362.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open490011118760 $47,962.50
3110000100 $6,750.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1100000000 $2,000.00
3000002000 $925.00 Challenger1000010000 $800.00
5000031100 $1,225.00 Satellite          
2000000200 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
1291241142533200 $330,187.50 Total1171153222926111 $354,537.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1100001040213 $50,150.00 232350.0 %
TotalFIVB1100001040213 $50,150.00 232350.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ben Saxton  Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $175.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1000000100 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB          
3000020001 $550.00 2007FIVB C&S          
3000000003 $0.00 2008FIVB          
2000011000 $975.00 2008FIVB C&S          
3000000012 $1,000.00 2009FIVB          
6000000006 $0.00 2010FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
1000001000 $450.00 2010FIVB C&S1000010000 $800.00
10000000334 $11,950.00 2011FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
9000001134 $9,175.00 2012FIVB2000000002 $0.00
11000014213 $25,075.00 2013FIVB11000014213 $25,075.00
530000489824 $49,350.00 TotalTotal240000242313 $27,875.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall88 66.2% 20 15.0% 25 18.8% 108-25 81.2% 22 20.4% 19 17.6% 67 62.0% 22-86 20.4% 88-67 56.8% 42-44 48.8% 30 133-111 54.5%
2012-201313 54.2% 3 12.5% 8 33.3% 16-8 66.7% 6 28.6% 4 19.0% 11 52.4% 6-15 28.6% 13-11 54.2% 9-12 42.9% 10 23-23 50.0%
Against the Field15 65.2% 5 21.7% 3 13.0% 20-3 87.0% 5 15.6% 9 28.1% 18 56.3% 5-27 15.6% 30-36 45.5% 20-24 45.5% 00 25-30 45.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012100100000023
World Championships0000630043000000106
World Tour Finals000026003101010059
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006264410020261330019473
Challenge/Four Star/Open0011151300550110002220
Total00738865103236154101133111
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