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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major
June 28 - July 3, 2016

(6) 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 Porec Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Chaim Schalk - 5th	Ben Saxton - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2016	Poland Grand Slam	5	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	11	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

Porec Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/30/2016	Pool F	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (27, Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:33
Thu, 6/30/2016	Pool F	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22)	Won 26-24, 21-14	0:38
Fri, 7/1/2016	Pool F	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (11)	Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Sat, 7/2/2016	Winner 2	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (14)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 7/2/2016	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3)	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:39
Sun, 7/3/2016	Semi-Finals	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15)	Lost 21-17, 17-21, 17-19	0:51
Sun, 7/3/2016	Bronze Medal	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5)	Won 19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01

Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 35-37 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-7
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 21-16	0:35
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	8	26-24, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-16, 21-19	0:44
8/30/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Saxton/Schalk	10	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:48
7/26/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-15, 21-15	0:34
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
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	6	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	25-23, 21-17	0:39
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Saxton/Schalk	7	23-21, 21-12	0:34
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Dalhausser/Lucena	24	Saxton/Schalk	9	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-4
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	6	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-17, 24-22	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Bronze Medal	Saxton/Schalk	6	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	19-21, 30-28, 20-18	1:01
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	8	Samoilovs/Smedins	7	21-17, 17-21, 16-14	0:49
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 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
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-3
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	7	Saxton/Schalk	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	10	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-15, 21-17	0:31
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	16	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-17, 21-16	0:34
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 # 10 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Saxton/Schalk	11	21-19, 21-8	0:32
Series tied with # 11 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-3
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	6	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	11	21-23, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	Saxton/Schalk	7	21-18, 21-18	0:44
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	16	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-16, 21-17	0:34
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
Lead the series against # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	5	Felipe/Filho	12	25-23, 21-18	0:43
Series tied with # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Saxton/Schalk	10	Bourne/Hyden	17	21-15, 21-14	0:29
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Bourne/Hyden	13	Saxton/Schalk	16	24-26, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # 14 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	6	Ontiveros/Virgen	14	21-19, 21-16	0:34
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Ontiveros/Virgen	12	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 23-21	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Doppler/Horst, Austria 3-5
7/3/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Semi-Finals	Doppler/Horst	15	Saxton/Schalk	6	17-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:51
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Doppler/Horst	7	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	9	Saxton/Schalk	8	21-14, 21-19	0:37
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Saxton/Schalk	7	Doppler/Horst	6	21-16, 22-20	0:42
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	9	Doppler/Horst	8	By Forfeit
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 # 16 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Carambula/Ranghieri	7	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-2
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	5	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
3/18/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Saxton/Schalk	5	24-26, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
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 # 18, Q1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool E	Barbosa/Carvalhaes	28, Q15	Saxton/Schalk	5	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Saxton/Schalk	1	Huber/Seidl	17	21-15, 21-13	0:27
Trail the series against # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	26	Saxton/Schalk	10	21-16, 27-25	0:40
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Saxton/Schalk	18	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
Series tied with # 22 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-2
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	6	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22	26-24, 21-14	0:38
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	11	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22	21-18, 21-17	0:34
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool C	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-15, 21-19	0:35
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 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	3	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q1	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 2-0
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	6	Bryl/Kujawiak	27, Q5	21-17, 21-19	0:33
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool F	Saxton/Schalk	6	Bryl/Kujawiak	22, Q4	14-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q17 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	15	Dollinger/Wickler	29, Q23	21-17, 21-15	0:34