Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 29 - October 4, 2015
(7) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 10 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
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
2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 9/29/2015 Pool B Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (10) Lost 21-23, 12-21 0:34
Wed, 9/30/2015 Pool B Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (3) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
Thu, 10/1/2015 Pool B Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (6) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:42
Fri, 10/2/2015 Pool B Alison Cerutti / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 13-19 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-5
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-19 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-3
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 6 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-2
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Saxton/Schalk 7 Doppler/Horst 6 21-16, 22-20 0:42
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
Series tied with # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Dalhausser/Lucena 10 Saxton/Schalk 7 23-21, 21-12 0:34
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Dalhausser/Lucena 24 Saxton/Schalk 9 21-15, 21-16 0:34