Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015
(17) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Chaim Schalk - 17th Ben Saxton - 17th
2014 Chaim Schalk - 17th Ben Saxton - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 11 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 16 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 19 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open 6 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 10/29-11/2/2014 Paraná Open 1 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 15 5th 480 US$17,000.00
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
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 6/28/2015 Pool H Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (32) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool H Grant Goldschmidt / Leo Williams, South Africa (41) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:29
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool H Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (8) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:39
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (16) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:54
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Christian Redmann - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Chaim Schalk - 5th Ben Saxton - 5th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Chaim Schalk - 5th Ben Saxton - 5th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Grant O'Gorman - 17th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Theo Brunner - 4th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Tri Bourne - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 40 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 17 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 13 5th 640 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 17-30 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 6 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 2 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Doherty/Mayer 27, Q6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 34-32 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Fijalek/Prudel 3 22-20, 27-25 0:44
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Saxton/Schalk 15 Fijalek/Prudel 2 19-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:02
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 # 5 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 # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-5
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Erdmann/Matysik 8 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-19, 21-14 0:39
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 6 Saxton/Schalk 11 26-24, 27-25 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-3
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 17 Saxton/Schalk 11 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-13, 21-11 0:30
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Walkenhorst/Windscheif 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-19, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-3
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 8 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:49
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 # 15 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Brunner/Lucena 26 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Gabathuler/Gerson 16 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gabathuler/Gerson 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
11/2/14FIVBParaná Open Semi-Finals Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Saxton/Schalk 1 24-26, 30-28, 15-9 0:58
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-16, 23-21 0:34
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Binstock/Schachter 17 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:00
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Binstock/Schachter 23 Saxton/Schalk 15 21-18, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Doppler/Horst 7 22-20, 21-15 0:43
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 # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Saxton/Schalk 15 Kapa/McHugh 18 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 24 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
Trail the series against # 26 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
Trail the series against # 31 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 32 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 11-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 41 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Goldschmidt/Williams 41 21-10, 21-12 0:29