Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 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: 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 Olsztyn Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 9 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 16 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 16 9th 360 US$11,000.00
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
Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/27/2015 Pool G Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (23, Q4) Won 29-27, 21-19 0:46
Thu, 8/27/2015 Pool G Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (26) Lost 16-21, 25-27 0:40
Fri, 8/28/2015 Pool G Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Sat, 8/29/2015 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (11) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Sat, 8/29/2015 Winner 3 Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (17) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Sun, 8/30/2015 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (1) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 9-15 0:48
Sun, 8/30/2015 Bronze Medal Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (13) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk lead the series against the field 41-36 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 10 Series, 8 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-4
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-15 0:34
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
Series tied with # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-2
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 21-17 0:34
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 21-19, 21-15 0:33
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 # 4 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 # 5 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-2
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 9 Doppler/Horst 8 By Forfeit  
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Gavira/Herrera 7 21-15, 21-17 0:31
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 16 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-17, 21-16 0:34
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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 10 Rego/Santos 11 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Saxton/Schalk 16 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-5
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 10 Erdmann/Matysik 13 21-17, 21-18 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 14 Krou/Rowlandson, France 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Lupo/Nicolai 10 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
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
Series tied with # 16 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
Series tied with # 17 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 10 Bourne/Hyden 17 21-15, 21-14 0:29
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 13 Saxton/Schalk 16 24-26, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 20, Q2 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Saxton/Schalk 9 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 23, Q4 29-27, 21-19 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 22 21-13, 21-13 0:30
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Kapa/McHugh 17 21-11, 21-15 0:30
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Saxton/Schalk 15 Kapa/McHugh 18 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 25, Q7 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Fuchs/Windscheif 25, Q4 Saxton/Schalk 9 22-20, 15-21, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against # 26 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 26 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 27-25 0:40
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Saxton/Schalk 18 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 31, Q22 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Beeler/Strasser 32 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Series tied with # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q20 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 30 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # Q27 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 # Q31 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 O'Gorman/Pedlow 28, Q5 21-14, 25-23 0:37