Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 24 - 29, 2016
(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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Christian Redmann - 33rd Did not play
2012 Christian Redmann - 25th Did not play
2013 Chaim Schalk - 9th Ben Saxton - 9th
2014 Chaim Schalk - 25th Ben Saxton - 25th
2015 Chaim Schalk - 9th Ben Saxton - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 3 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 1 5th 300 US$3,375.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/25/2016 Pool G Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (23, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:31
Thu, 5/26/2016 Pool G Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (26) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:29
Thu, 5/26/2016 Pool G Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (7) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 13-15 0:47
Fri, 5/27/2016 Winner 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (13) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 10-15 0:41
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 42-53 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 18 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-6
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 26-24, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-4
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Doppler/Horst 7 Saxton/Schalk 10 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Horst 9 Saxton/Schalk 8 21-14, 21-19 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 8 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Saxton/Schalk 16 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-18, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Saxton/Schalk 10 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
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 # 14 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 # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-2
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Saxton/Schalk 5 24-26, 21-17, 15-12 1:00
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
Trail the series against # 16 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-3
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 7 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-19, 21-17 0:37
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Binstock/Schachter 10 Saxton/Schalk 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Ontiveros/Virgen 12 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 3-0
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Kapa/McHugh 23, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:31
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 # 24, Q4 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 # 26 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-1
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 10 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 26 21-16, 21-17 0:29
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Saxton/Schalk 5 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 21 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 0:39
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 32 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-16, 11-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Plavins/Regza 16 32-30, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q11 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 # 29, Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q6 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Doherty/Mayer 27, Q6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # Q8 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool E Barbosa/Carvalhaes 28, Q15 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Saxton/Schalk 1 Huber/Seidl 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
Series tied with # Q13 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 # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q21 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 30 By Forfeit