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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 São Paulo Grand Slam
September 23 - 28, 2014

(15) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$319,662.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	55	0	1	4	1	7	1	18	0	11	9	3	US$505,825.00

Previous São Paulo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	19	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	19	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	17	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	21	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	24	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	15	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	16	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	12	9th	400	US$5,500.00

São Paulo Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/24/2014	Pool B	Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (18)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 19-17	0:56
Thu, 9/25/2014	Pool B	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (31)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:40
Thu, 9/25/2014	Pool B	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (2)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:02
Fri, 9/26/2014	Winner 2	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (11)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:34
Fri, 9/26/2014	Winner 3	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (23)	Lost 18-21, 23-25	0:44

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 14-18 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:51
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Fijalek/Prudel	2	19-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:02
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	14-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:48
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	21	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Saxton/Schalk	14	21-19, 24-22	0:40
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	40	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-11, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-16, 21-18	0:37
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Saxton/Schalk	12	25-23, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Gibb/Patterson	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	8	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-19, 21-19	0:40
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Gibb/Patterson	5	Saxton/Schalk	28, Q8	31-29, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Saxton/Schalk	25	21-19, 21-15	0:46
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool F	Doppler/Horst	11	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	24-22, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-0
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-16, 23-21	0:34
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Felipe/Goncalves	15, Q1	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	23	Saxton/Schalk	25	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	25	Kantor/Losiak	24, Q4	21-17, 21-19	0:37
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Kantor/Losiak	25	21-17, 21-10	0:30
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	40	Kantor/Losiak	38	21-19, 27-29, 15-8	0:58
Trail the series against # 18 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-2
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	21-18, 18-21, 19-17	0:56
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-18, 13-21, 15-8	0:41
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Saxton/Schalk	18	21-12, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
5/22/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q8	Saxton/Schalk	Q9	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	15	Dollinger/Wickler	29, Q23	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	23	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-18, 25-23	0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Kosiak/Rudol	30	21-18, 20-22, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 31 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Araujo/Magalhaes	31	22-20, 21-17	0:40