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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 16 - 20, 2015

(10) 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$318,537.50

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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool G	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (23)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:42
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool G	Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (26)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:36
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool G	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (7)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:43
Fri, 6/19/2015	Winner 1	Ryan Doherty / John Mayer, United States (22, Q1)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:46
Fri, 6/19/2015	Winner 2	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (8)	Lost 16-21, 21-17, 9-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 22-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-1
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Fijalek/Prudel	3	22-20, 27-25	0:44
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
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-4
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Saxton/Schalk	11	26-24, 27-25	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Saxton/Schalk	21	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Saxton/Schalk	24	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-16, 34-32	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-2
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Doppler/Horst	7	22-20, 21-15	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-3
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	8	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
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
Series tied with # 9 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Binstock/Schachter	17	17-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:00
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Binstock/Schachter	23	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-18, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Lupo/Nicolai	9	Saxton/Schalk	40	10-21, 21-18, 15-13
6/13/13	FIVB	The 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 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 # 15 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-3
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Saxton/Schalk	11	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-13, 21-11	0:30
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-13, 21-13	0:30
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	16	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	24, Q3	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Saxton/Schalk	1	24-26, 30-28, 15-9	0:58
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	15	Kapa/McHugh	18	22-20, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	10	Doherty/Mayer	22, Q1	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:46
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Doherty/Mayer	27, Q6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Gabathuler/Gerson	23	21-19, 21-19	0:42
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Gabathuler/Gerson	14	Saxton/Schalk	19	10-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:00
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Fuchs/Kaczmarek, Germany 2-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool F	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	11	Saxton/Schalk	6	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:52
11/2/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	1	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	5	21-15, 21-10	0:33
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool I	Saxton/Schalk	40	Fuchs/Kaczmarek	16	21-18, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 26 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Brunner/Lucena	26	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Eithun/Horrem	9	19-21, 21-14, 23-21	1:05
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	12	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-9	0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	1	Capogrosso/Mehamed	10	21-16, 21-17	0:32