Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Xiamen Open
April 12 - 16, 2016
(1) 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 Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Chaim Schalk - 9th Ben Saxton - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 3 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 5 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 8 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 3 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 7 7th 0 US$7,500.00
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
Xiamen Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/13/2016 Pool A Zuhang Chen / Lingfei Dai, China (32) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:25
Wed, 4/13/2016 Pool A Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (17) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:27
Thu, 4/14/2016 Pool A Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (16) Won 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Fri, 4/15/2016 Winner 2 Cole Durant / Bo Soderberg, Australia (25, Q3) Won 21-13, 23-21 0:33
Fri, 4/15/2016 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk lead the series against the field 27-22 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-2
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 Samoilovs/Smedins 7 21-17, 17-21, 16-14 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 3 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Saxton/Schalk 16 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 Saxton/Schalk 1 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:47
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 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Ontiveros/Virgen 12 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 23-21 0:37
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 8 Krou/Rowlandson 24 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 0:52
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-16 0:35
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-2
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool C Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-15, 21-19 0:35
5/22/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 26, Q8 Saxton/Schalk Q9 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Plavins/Regza 16 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Huber/Seidl 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 18 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 2-1
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool C O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-15, 21-16 0:33
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Saxton/Schalk 12 O'Gorman/Pedlow 28, Q5 21-14, 25-23 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Beeler/Strasser 32 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 21 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
Series tied with # 23, Q1 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 # 24, Q2 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 3 Dressler/Kunert 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Durant/Soderberg, Australia 1-0
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 1 Durant/Soderberg 25, Q3 21-13, 23-21 0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Bryl/Kujawiak 22, Q4 14-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 32 Chen/Dai, China 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Chen/Dai 32 21-9, 21-16 0:25
Lead the series against # Q11 Brandao/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Saxton/Schalk 3 Brandao/Loyola 30 32-30, 21-19 0:50