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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015

(16) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	Christian Redmann - 17th	Did not play
2013	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th
2014	Chaim Schalk - 9th	Ben Saxton - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	17	17th	400	US$7,000.00
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

Gstaad Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool A	Theo Brunner / Nick Lucena, United States (17, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:33
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool A	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (32)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:32
Fri, 7/10/2015	Pool A	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:33
Sat, 7/11/2015	Winner 2	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (13)	Lost 26-24, 16-21, 13-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 29-35 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	21-19, 21-15	0:33
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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
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
Series tied with # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	16	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:54
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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-5
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-14	0:39
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 # 11 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 # 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 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bourne/Hyden	13	Saxton/Schalk	16	24-26, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Brunner/Lucena	17, Q1	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-19, 22-20	0:33
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Brunner/Lucena	26	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q2 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 # 23, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Saxton/Schalk	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 25 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	15	Saxton/Schalk	27, Q9	21-13, 23-21	0:35
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 32 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	16	Beeler/Strasser	32	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q13 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	32	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-16, 11-21, 15-13	0:44
Series tied with # Q21 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Hadrava/Kubala	30, Q9	23-21, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	Saxton/Schalk	15	12-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	17	Goldschmidt/Williams	41	21-10, 21-12	0:29