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 (37 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 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Rubavu 2021)
Career Winnings: US$354,537.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB550141711801193 US$505,825.00
Previous Porec Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Chaim Schalk - 5th Ben Saxton - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$7,000.00
Porec Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/30/2016 Pool F Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (27, Q5) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:33
Thu, 6/30/2016 Pool F Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (22) Won 26-24, 21-14 0:38
Fri, 7/1/2016 Pool F Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (11) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Sat, 7/2/2016 Winner 2 Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (14) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 7/2/2016 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 7/3/2016 Semi-Finals Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (15) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 17-19 0:51
Sun, 7/3/2016 Bronze Medal Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5) Won 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships300002000100 $43,000.00
World Tour Finals300011100000 $41,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam37013030140950 $399,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100101030140 $22,175.00
Total550141711801190 $505,825.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ben Saxton Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
5000020300 $28,500.00 World Championships6000130101 $46,200.00
4000120000 $20,750.00 World Tour Finals3000120000 $20,750.00
54013031414100 $222,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5601405201850 $236,825.00
5200104712100 $49,362.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open490011118760 $47,962.50
3110000100 $6,750.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1100000000 $2,000.00
3000002000 $925.00 Challenger1000010000 $800.00
5000031100 $1,225.00 Satellite          
2000000200 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
1291241142533200 $330,187.50 Total1171153222926111 $354,537.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1100001040213 $50,150.00 232350.0 %
2014FIVB1100101040320 $100,000.00 262353.1 %
2015FIVB1101101130220 $151,300.00 302158.8 %
2016FIVB1100102050210 $89,375.00 302158.8 %
TotalFIVB44013051160963 $390,825.00 1098855.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ben Saxton  Chaim Schalk
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $175.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1000000100 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB          
3000020001 $550.00 2007FIVB C&S          
3000000003 $0.00 2008FIVB          
2000011000 $975.00 2008FIVB C&S          
3000000012 $1,000.00 2009FIVB          
6000000006 $0.00 2010FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
1000001000 $450.00 2010FIVB C&S1000010000 $800.00
10000000334 $11,950.00 2011FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
9000001134 $9,175.00 2012FIVB2000000002 $0.00
11000014213 $25,075.00 2013FIVB11000014213 $25,075.00
11001014320 $50,000.00 2014FIVB11001014320 $50,000.00
11011023220 $75,650.00 2015FIVB11011023220 $75,650.00
11001025210 $44,687.50 2016FIVB11001025210 $44,687.50
860130920161324 $219,687.50 TotalTotal5701307169813 $198,212.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall88 66.2% 20 15.0% 25 18.8% 108-25 81.2% 22 20.4% 19 17.6% 67 62.0% 22-86 20.4% 88-67 56.8% 42-44 48.8% 30 133-111 54.5%
2015-201651 75.0% 10 14.7% 7 10.3% 61-7 89.7% 11 20.4% 10 18.5% 33 61.1% 11-43 20.4% 51-33 60.7% 21-17 55.3% 20 74-50 59.7%
Against the Field29 67.4% 7 16.3% 7 16.3% 36-7 83.7% 10 19.6% 9 17.6% 32 62.7% 10-41 19.6% 58-62 48.3% 34-32 51.5% 10 47-47 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012100100000023
World Championships0000630043000000106
World Tour Finals000026003101010059
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006264410020261330019473
Challenge/Four Star/Open0011151300550110002220
Total00738865103236154101133111
Head to Head Results
Saxton/Schalk trail the series against the field 35-37 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-7
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 21-19, 21-16 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Saxton/Schalk 6 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 25-23, 21-17 0:39
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 # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-4
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Gibb/Patterson 6 Saxton/Schalk 11 21-17, 24-22 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Bronze Medal Saxton/Schalk 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 19-21, 30-28, 20-18 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 10 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Goncalves/Solberg 5 Saxton/Schalk 11 21-19, 21-8 0:32
Series tied with # 11 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 3-3
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 11 21-23, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
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 # 12 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/17/16FIVBPoland 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
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn 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
Series tied with # 14 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 6 Ontiveros/Virgen 14 21-19, 21-16 0:34
3/17/16FIVBVitória 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
7/3/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Doppler/Horst 15 Saxton/Schalk 6 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-2
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 5 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:48
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 # 18, Q1 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 # 20 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen 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
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn 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
Series tied with # 22 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-2
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 26-24, 21-14 0:38
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Saxton/Schalk 11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-18, 21-17 0:34
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 # 23 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 # 27, Q5 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 2-0
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool F Saxton/Schalk 6 Bryl/Kujawiak 27, Q5 21-17, 21-19 0:33
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 # Q17 Dollinger/Wickler, Germany 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 15 Dollinger/Wickler 29, Q23 21-17, 21-15 0:34