Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 20 - 24, 2014
(19) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Jessi Lelliott - 41st Did not play
2011 Christian Redmann - 41st Did not play
2013 Chaim Schalk - 5th Ben Saxton - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 14 9th 400 US$5,500.00
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool C Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (14) Lost 21-10, 29-31, 13-15 1:00
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool C Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (3) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 11-15 0:51
Fri, 8/22/2014 Pool C Maciej Kosiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (30) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 0:47
Fri, 8/22/2014 Winner 1 Ryan Doherty / Nick Lucena, United States (10) Won 14-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:48
Sat, 8/23/2014 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (2) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 18-25 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-5
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-13, 21-15 0:33
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-18, 21-18 0:36
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 16-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:51
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 23-21, 21-15 0:39
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 Saxton/Schalk 12 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-3
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 12 Saxton/Schalk 21 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 7 Saxton/Schalk 24 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 9 Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 21 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
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 # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Gavira/Herrera 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-16, 21-18 0:37
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Saxton/Schalk 12 25-23, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Doherty/Lucena, United States 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 19 Doherty/Lucena 10 14-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS 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 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 24 Gibb/Patterson 8 21-16, 21-16 0:34
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 8 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-19, 21-19 0:40
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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Gabathuler/Gerson 14 Saxton/Schalk 19 10-21, 31-29, 15-13 1:00
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 21 Gabathuler/Gerson 9 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Bockermann/Urbatzka 23 Saxton/Schalk 25 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Felipe/Goncalves 15, Q1 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-2
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Saxton/Schalk 25 21-19, 21-15 0:46
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Doppler/Horst 11 Saxton/Schalk 27, Q9 24-22, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 21 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 25 Kantor/Losiak 24, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:37
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 24 Kantor/Losiak 25 21-17, 21-10 0:30
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 40 Kantor/Losiak 38 21-19, 27-29, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 25 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 15 Dollinger/Wickler 29, Q23 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 12 Hordvik/Kvamsdal 25 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 30 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Kosiak/Rudol 30 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Series tied with # Q12 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Hadrava/Kubala 30, Q9 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Hadrava/Kubala 31, Q13 Saxton/Schalk 15 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 24 Eithun/Horrem 9 19-21, 21-14, 23-21 1:05
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 Eithun/Horrem 21 21-15, 21-9 0:33